Read more about the article The third time has been the charm to Moore’s renewed confidence

The third time has been the charm to Moore’s renewed confidence

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Wendell Moore has taken over a leadership role in the locker room and on the floor. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN As Duke’s coaches observed Wendell Moore in the preseason, it was not whether junior swingman made the third shot he took after two misses in summer workouts that mattered. What they liked was they saw growing confidence to take that third shot. He had passed it up as a freshman and…

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How Bobby Knight took the fun out of the Army-Navy Game

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The road trip of the year for the West Point Corps of Cadets is to the Army-Navy Game. They board a bus for the round trip from West Point to the site of the game, traditionally Philadelphia. Obviously, it’s not an Animal House Road Trip with Otter commandeering Flounder’s big Lincoln and wrecking it. The Corps of Cadets have duties -- formal and informal. There is the March On. Army’s…

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Griffin’s high school injuries raised questions but not with Coach K

PHOTO: A.J. Griffin in the Countdown to Craziness exhibition game against Jeremy Roach (3). Visit my websitehome page, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Duke freshman A.J. Griffin arrived on campus confident in his basketball talent for plenty of good reasons, even though injuries limited his high school playing time the previous 24 months. First of all, he possessed the genes. His father, Adrian Griffin, played in the NBA and is now an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors. Recruiting…

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