Read more about the article A different kind of Duke player is carrying the weight of expectations

A different kind of Duke player is carrying the weight of expectations

By TOM SHANAHAN Duke's basketball roster lacks a Christian Laettner or Grayson Allen. Not even a J.J. Redick. In other words, there are no villains to dislike. Duke has plenty of jealous college basketball enemies for winning five national titles and advancing to 12 Final Fours under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Fans and media are also quick to jump on Coach K when he slips up with a comment or they think he did, but he's used to that.…

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Read more about the article Duke basketball takes a step back with a thud

Duke basketball takes a step back with a thud

By TOM SHANAHAN Duke is Mike Krzyzewski winning five NCAA titles and 1,091 games. Duke is annual 5-star and 4-star talent stocking the roster. That usually doesn’t add up to the Blue Devils impressively winning two in a row followed by a sudden thud. But that was Duke in Monday night’s 77-75 loss at Miami. And this was Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who didn’t like what he saw in Sunday’s practice: “I thought we were soft and I…

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Read more about the article Wendell Moore steps up on and off the court to lift Duke

Wendell Moore steps up on and off the court to lift Duke

By TOM SHANAHAN Wendell Moore didn’t shrink from the challenges – emphasis on plural. Moore snapped a season-long drought when the sophomore scored 25 points to lead the Blue Devils past Boston College 83-82 on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The 6-foot-5 guard/forward had scored only 19 points in the season’s first five games, a slump that cost him his starting job. “The biggest thing for me is my teammates were behind me the whole time,” Moore…

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