It’s a bit sad to think about the slim championship hopes of LeBron James in 2018. Instead, let’s focus on something positive coming from the Eastern Conference Finals: the stellar play of former Duke star Jayson Tatum. After a sensational rookie season, Tatum continues to deliver in the playoffs. Tatum, who just turned 20 two… Read more »
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Duke’s bigs down Southern, big ups to Wendell Carter
Who won Duke beat Southern University 78-61 to improve to 4-0 on the season why? Duke’s big men were too much for the Jags as freshmen Wendell Carter Jr. and Marvin Bagley III combined for 39 points, 22 rebounds, 8 blocks and 4 assists. GIF Oh my, @GraysonJAllen. 👀😱 #MustSeeACC pic.twitter.com/8N1Z5sVin4 — ACC Digital Network… Read more »
Duke takes on Michigan State: 8 things
The particulars: Duke vs. Michigan State, 7PM ESPN Sharing is caring: Through two games, Duke has 47 assists for 80 made field goals. A season ago, only 47% of Duke’s baskets came from assists and the biggest knock on the offense was a tendency to go stagnant where one player would do work while the other four… Read more »
Marvin Bagley III picks Duke for 2017/18
Marvin Bagley III picks Duke and reclassifies to 2017, and Sportschannel8’s Ben Swain and Brian Geisinger go back and forth discussing it. Swain: Well BG, you asked me what I thought last night and I honestly thought it didn’t look good for Duke. The complete silence heading into the announcement didn’t feel like a normal Duke recruitment,… Read more »
“GET OUT 2” Trailer starring Luke Kennard and Savannah Chrisley
Last Thursday the NBA held their annual player selection meeting, better known as the Draft. The headlines included some guy from the PAC 12 going 1st overall and Jimmy Butler going from a cold city to an even colder city. Locally, the headlines included the Hornets getting perhaps the steal of the draft by selecting… Read more »
SC8 Recap: Devils can’t handle spurting Cocks
Who Won: South Carolina Why: Duke couldn’t get a stop in the 2nd half, and South Carolina played outstanding zone defense that took away a lot of Duke’s advantages. GIF @crazietalker pic.twitter.com/JadxKadv2D — Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) March 20, 2017 What will people be talking about? Duke, a 2 seed, played a true road game in… Read more »
Duke rips through Trojans: SC8 Recap
Who Won: Duke 87, Troy 65 Why: Key stat … Duke: 1 Jayson Tatum, Troy: 0 Jayson Tatums GIF CBS exec: “Chris, we’re going to have you call the UNC and Duke games” Chris Webber: pic.twitter.com/u301Cjnd3y — Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) March 17, 2017 What will people be talking about? OMG K vs. Wojo maybe? What… Read more »
Duke NCAA Practice in Greenville: Photo Gallery
Our guy Smith Hardy was on hand to get some shots of Duke’s practice in Greenville yesterday