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Bedeviled by Arizona, Duke’s Season Ends

Posted by Mike Yen on March 25th, 2011 under ACC

If Derrick Williams was a true All-American, he would have phoned the Duke Blue Devils on Monday and told them to stay home. At least they could have avoided the five-hour cross-country flight. Williams more than lived up to his


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Duke Searching for Ways to Skin the Cats

Posted by Mike Yen on March 22nd, 2011 under ACC

Please, someone tell me what an easy road Duke has to the Final Four. Where are all the conspiracy buffs who credited the NCAA selection committee for the Blue Devils’ fourth national championship a year ago? Add up the remaining


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Duke Holds Off Michigan for Sweet 16 and K’s 900th Win

Posted by Mike Yen on March 20th, 2011 under ACC

As Clark Kellogg aptly noted, “Wolverines don’t go away. You’ve got to kill them.”

Duke, the top seed in the West, never did bury 8th-seeded Michigan but escaped a major upset, 73-71, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 12th


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Ready to Repeat? Duke Goes West for NCAAs

Posted by Mike Yen on March 13th, 2011 under ACC

A year ago, Duke was considered the weakest of the #1 seeds and, according to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, Mike Krzyzewski’s team is the weak link among the big boys once again. The Hall of Fame coach isn’t exactly


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ACC Tourney: I’ve Lost that Loving Feeling

Posted by Mike Yen on March 9th, 2011 under ACC

Am I the only one who doesn’t care whether they play the ACC Tournament this year? It pains me to write that. The gathering in Greensboro was once so prestigious that the combined talent level seemed to dwarf even the


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Nolan Smith Named ACC Player of the Year

Posted by Mike Yen on March 8th, 2011 under ACC

Nolan Smith was named the ACC Player of the Year on 73 of 75 ballots on Tuesday (we’ll try to forgive the pair of morons who gave a vote apiece to Kyle Singler and Jordan Williams and failed to make


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Duke’s Care for Irving Will Pay Dividends

Posted by Mike Yen on March 7th, 2011 under ACC

Whether Kyrie Irving chooses to become the third one-and-done player in Duke history or not (Corey Maggette and Luol Deng were the others), I believe the way he’s been treated by the coaching and medical staffs will pay dividends for


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Duke Drops Game and ACC to North Carolina

Posted by Mike Yen on March 5th, 2011 under ACC

With a 22-0 record on Senior Nights, Roy Williams could afford to start Daniel Bolick, Van Hatchell and DJ Johnston in the biggest game of the year. Then the rest of his team made sure his resume would remain spotless


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Once More Unto the Breach

Posted by Mike Yen on March 4th, 2011 under ACC

Back in October, very few people thought it would take until March to decide the ACC regular season title. Duke was the heavy favorite but you can hardly blame the 4th-ranked Blue Devils (27-3, 13-2) for underachieving: a 13-2 ACC


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Home Cooking Suits Seniors: Duke Outlasts Clemson

Posted by Mike Yen on March 3rd, 2011 under ACC

The only problem with Senior Night is that, after bathing in the warmth and adulation of the home crowd, there’s still a game to play (just ask Virginia Tech). Senior co-captains Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith overcame their team’s slow



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