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WATCH LIVE Friday, Duke takes on the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats in their first preseason game of the season,just a week removed from Countdown to Craziness and the Blue – White. This will be the first chance Duke fans will get to see this iteration of the Blue Devils in action against competition other than themselves. The Bearcats are … Read More
Saturday night featured yet another Duke-Carolina classic, only this time it ended the wrong way. Carolina took control of the game late behind a stellar performance from Joel Berry, eventually resulting in a 90-83 win for the Tar Heels. The always-competitive contest delivered once again and brought many storylines with it, including the following: Duke Has Found its PG It’s … Read More
On Saturday, the Blue Devils lost yet another nail-biting ACC game by a score of 55-50 in favor of Miami. The loss puts Duke at 22-7 on the season and 10-6 in ACC play leaving them 3 games back from first place. Here are my takeaways from the low-scoring affair: Shooting Woes Doom Devils For the first time in a … Read More
Despite Deacons’ sophomore sensation John Collins getting to the rim at will and dropping 31 points, Duke was able to narrowly escape Wake Forest by a score of 99-94 on Saturday. The win extends Duke’s winning streak to seven games and keeps Duke only one game out of first place in the ACC. Offensive Efficiency The Blue Devils, led by … Read More
With a 6 game winning streak underway for the Duke Blue Devils it’s been sort of a head scratcher as to why and how things got better for this team. It’s seems an over simplification to just say they are playing better, obviously they are. Delving within the numbers shows a few reasons as to why they’ve gone on this … Read More
In Coach K’s return, Duke pulled off their third straight victory on Saturday defeating Pittsburgh by a score of 72-64. It wasn’t a pretty one but a win’s a win… especially in this year’s ACC. With the result, the Blue Devils have surged back into 6th place in the conference with an ACC record of 6-4. Here are my three takeaways: … Read More
2017 has not been kind to the Duke Blue Devils who are now a lackluster 2-3 in ACC play. While injuries have been a large part of Duke’s struggles, there is far more to be discussed. Here are my thoughts on what’s behind a disastrous start to ACC play: 1) Health There should be no doubt left of Amile Jefferson’s … Read More
The Blue Devils’ soap opera non-conference season finally came to a close on Wednesday night. It’s tough to complain, sitting at 12-1, but the season has featured a fair share of road bumps. In order for Duke to have success in what may be the most talented ACC Conference of all-time, a few things must be straightened out. Here are my … Read More
With the Duke Basketball season fast approaching, I had the pleasure of discussing some of the incoming talent with 247sports’ Jerry Meyer. Daniel: Thanks so much for making the time with Dukeblogger.com. Jerry: Yeah no problem. Daniel: It’s great to have you. Congrats on your great prediction with Bolden to Duke, I know you faced a lot of heat … Read More
