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This week I got the chance to speak to associate head coach Chris Collins about the especially busy off-season for the Blue Devils coaching staff. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation on Wednesday afternoon:
Taylor Doherty: With Gerald Henderson being selected in the lottery of the NBA Draft and Elliot Williams deciding to transfer [...]
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Marty Pocius, a redshirt junior who has battled injuries in his four years at Duke, will bypass his fifth season of eligibility, the program announced in a release Sunday.
Pocius received a medical redshirt last season after fighting a foot injury. A product of Lithuania, Pocius has shown flashes of athleticism on offense, but has only [...]
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SECOND HALF, Duke 65-51, 1:59 remaining: He may be an undersized 5, but there’s no denying that Dave McClure can play defense. His block on Zachary Peacock, who has given the Blue Devils trouble all night, got the Duke bench up and cheering. Keep in mind, McClure gives up a few inches and about 30 [...]
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POST-GAME THOUGHTS: As expected, the Blue Devils did not struggle against the Bulldogs. Duke did not fare too well from the field, but excelled from the free-throw line. The staged an acceptable defense against a much weaker opponent, but it was the offense that really worked for them. Scheyer and Henderson both were especially successful [...]
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Not surprisingly, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith both scored in double digits and controlled the tempo of the game in No. 7 Duke’s 95-72 win over Duquesne Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
But no one could have expected 21 points out of reserve forward Lance Thomas.
The junior forward shot 8-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from [...]
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Photo by Lawson Kurtz/The Chronicle
A massive double-digit lead at the end of the game is like Christmas morning for Duke’s freshmen—it’s their chance to step onto the court, get into the game and start racking up the stats. First came Miles Plumlee about five minutes into the second half of Duke’s 97-54 win over Georgia [...]
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