1. Duke Basketball: Report Card Grades for Coach K on the 2013 Recruiting Trail

    I know that this season isn’t over and it’s premature to look ahead to next year. But really, a blowout win over Boston College didn’t generate many talking points for Duke...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 11,363 reads 29 comments

  2. Duke Basketball: 5 Signs the Blue Devils Are Ready for a Deep Run in March

    As a Duke fan, it’s easy to be overly critical of the Blue Devils . The team has familiarized its followers with success to such an extent that even the slightest short-coming ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 6,602 reads 31 comments

  3. Duke Basketball: 10 Things Learned in the Loss to Maryland

    Duke’s final ACC matchup against Maryland didn’t go the Blue Devils' way. The Big Ten-bound Terps used crowd momentum and an ineffectual night from Mason Plumlee to secure an 83-81 victory...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 5,903 reads 63 comments

  4. Duke Basketball: 10 Things We Learned from the Win over UNC

    There is something to be learned from each and every game. However, when it’s Duke versus UNC, the strengths and weaknesses of a team are highlighted by one of sports’ greatest rivalries...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 2,923 reads 12 comments

  5. Duke Basketball: 5 Questions for the Blue Devils in the Season's Second Half

    Duke’s season has been anything but straightforward. From preseason injuries to variations on the starting five, this team has had a lot of questions asked of it. So far, the Blue Devils have responded to those questions with serviceable answers...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 2,055 reads 2 comments

  6. Duke Basketball: What Mason Plumlee Must Do to Be the 2013 Player of the Year

    The race for Player of the Year is usually an up and down affair. This basketball season has been no different. The preseason pick was Indiana’s Cody Zeller ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 3 months ago 1,845 reads 6 comments

  7. Duke Basketball: Breaking Down Rasheed Sulaimon's Strengths and Weaknesses

    Duke’s season thus far has been a bit of a roller coaster ride. The undefeated start, the Ryan Kelly injury, the Jabari Parker signing, blowout wins and a historic blowout loss has produced a multitude of storylines ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 1,583 reads 7 comments

  8. Duke Blue Devils: Why Coach K Has Himself to Blame for Blue Devils' Road Woes

    So far this season, Duke has lost only two games. First they lost to NC State in a hard fought battle. Then they lost by 27 to a Miami team that blew them out of the water from the opening whistle...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 1,063 reads 17 comments

  9. Duke Basketball: Ranking the 5 Blue Devils with the Most NBA Potential

    Duke started the season with three seniors in the starting five. With Ryan Kelly sideline indefinitely and Seth Curry limited by a nagging injury, the Blue Devils are more reliant than ever on the development of younger players...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 4,646 reads 7 comments

  10. Duke Basketball: Report Card Grades for Blue Devils Loss to Miami

    Duke’s blowout loss, 90-63 , to Miami was unequivocally the worst effort by a Duke Blue Devils team I have ever seen...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 1,941 reads 11 comments

  11. Duke Basketball: 5-Step Plan to Locking Up a No. 1 Seed in the NCAA Tourney

    The success of each season for the Duke Blue Devils is measured by how well they fare in the NCAA tournament. Of course, a deep tournament run is made much easier by locking up a No...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 4,025 reads 8 comments

  12. Duke Basketball: Will Ryan Kelly's Injury Cripple Mason Plumlee's POY Chances?

    Earlier in the year I wrote that Mason Plumlee was the leading candidate for Player of the Year . At the time I wrote it, Plumlee was the best player on a team that had just beaten Kentucky, Minnesota, VCU , Louisville and Ohio State...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 4,841 reads 15 comments

  13. Duke Basketball: Who Will Step Up for Injury-Riddled Blue Devils?

    With Ryan Kelly out indefinitely with a foot injury and Seth Curry hampered by shin splints, Duke needs previously supporting-cast players to step into the spotlight...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 4,629 reads 10 comments

  14. Duke vs. Clemson: Live Blog with Updates, Reaction and Analysis

    Top ranked Duke Blue Devils moved to 15-0 as they worked their way past the Clemson Tigers by the score of 68-40. The Tigers are now 8-6 and 0-2 in the ACC. Devin Booker did his best to keep Clemson close as both teams struggled in the first half...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 1,451 reads 7 comments

  15. Best Guard in the ACC: Duke's Seth Curry or Virginia Tech's Erick Green?

    Debating the merits of Seth Curry versus those of Erick Green comes down to a classic sports argument. Is a player on a bad team that puts up great individual stats better or worse ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 879 reads 6 comments

  16. Duke Basketball: Why a Perfect Season Isn't Such an Enormous Stretch

    As a cynic, I’m not inclined to believe that Duke will go undefeated. But I like to justify my cynicism by saying that I'm a realist. And the reality is that Duke is an extremely good basketball team...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 4 months ago 3,957 reads 36 comments

  17. Duke Basketball: Are the Blue Devils the Heaviest Favorite in ACC History?

    At the start of the year, pundits took pleasure in picking NC State to win the ACC . The thought was that the Wolfpack had added a spectacular recruiting class to an already strong team...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 3,523 reads 19 comments

  18. Duke Basketball: Blueprint for Blue Devils to Resolve Rebounding Struggles

    Given that Duke’s rebounding issues are something that have been discussed quite a bit , it seems laudably forward looking to propose a means to correct the problem...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 2,345 reads 8 comments

  19. Duke Basketball: Why Amile Jefferson Needs to Play More Minutes

    Far be it from me to question a four-time National Champion and two-time Gold medalist, but I think it would be highly beneficial if Amile Jefferson got more playing time...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 5,102 reads 18 comments

  20. Duke Basketball: Predicting 2013-14 Rotation with Jabari Parker in the Fold

    It might seem premature to look ahead to Duke’s 2013-14 starting lineup since Duke is currently 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 10,618 reads 17 comments

  21. Duke Basketball: What to Expect from Marshall Plumlee

    Marshall Plumlee’s much anticipated turn was anticlimactic to say the least. Against Cornell , the 7’0” center subbed on for big brother Mason only to sprain his ankle after two minutes of play...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 5,819 reads 8 comments

  22. Duke Basketball: Coach K's Christmas Wish List

    What do you get the coach who has everything? Mike Krzyzewski has four national championships, two gold medals and his current team is ranked No. 1 in the country ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 5,150 reads 8 comments

  23. Duke Basketball: Will Rebounding Struggles Catch Up with the Blue Devils?

    If one takes a cynical eye toward Duke’s fantastic 9-0 start to the season, the thing that pops out as ripe for criticism is the Blue Devils’ lack of rebounding...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 2,116 reads 10 comments

  24. How Mason Plumlee Measures Up with Past Duke Basketball Big Men

    Through nine games, Mason Plumlee is having a career year. So far, the Blue Devils’ center is averaging 19.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game ...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 5 months ago 3,166 reads 11 comments

  25. Duke Basketball: The 15 Most Underrated Players in Blue Devils History

    As a fan of Cluck Klosterman, I’m wary of the phrases ‘overrated’ and ‘underrated’. In each case, you are presupposing a level of appropriate appreciation, which is impossible to quantify...

    Dantzler Smith Written by Dantzler Smith about 6 months ago 7,881 reads 24 comments