Amile Jefferson’s Decision Could Brighten Duke Fan’s Expectations

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Mike Kline — 2 Comments ↓

This is the last column I will write about Amile Jefferson: I promise. After Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. the last remaining Duke target in the recruiting class of 2012 will either be a Blue Devil or he…

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Tagged with: Amile Jefferson, Jeff Capel, Mike Krzyzewski, Rasheed Sulaimon, Steve Wojciechowski
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‘So What’cha Want’ for Duke Basketball in 2012-2013

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mike Kline — No Comments ↓

Anybody who knows anything about music heard about Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys passing away on Friday after a battle with cancer. As far as I know there was never a connection to MCA, the Beastie Boys and Duke…

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Tagged with: Alex Murphy, Amile Jefferson, Andre Dawkins, Beastie Boys, Josh Hairston, Marshall Plumlee, Mason Plumlee, Quinn Cook, Rasheed Sulaimon, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry, Tyler Thornton
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Rough Offseason has Duke Fans feeling Desperate for Amile Jefferson

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Mike Kline — 6 Comments ↓

Does anyone else hate the offseason as much as I do? This season in particular has been one of the harder ones to stomach in a while giving how the season ended and the events that have transpired since. And now that…

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Tagged with: Amile Jefferson, Shabazz Muhammad
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Duke’s Shaky Offseason Isn’t As Bad You Might Think

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mike Kline

There isn’t a lot of optimism surrounding the Duke Basketball program these days, not with the offseason that has already included a miss on a top recruit, a transfer and the possible loss of a rising senior. Believe it…

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Tagged with: Alex Murphy, Andre Dawkins, Mason Plumlee, Mike Krzyzewski, Quinn Cook, Rasheed Sulaimon, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry, Shabazz Muhammad, Tyler Thornton
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Of Austin Rivers, Tyler Thornton, Blue Devils and Leaders

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Mike Kline

What makes a good leader on the basketball court? Is it simply the ability to score a lot of points or put up impressive statistics? Perhaps it is the ability to make a game winning shot in the final seconds…

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Tagged with: Austin Rivers, Mason Plumlee, Mike Krzyzewski, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry, Tyler Thornton
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With Trey Zeigler to Pitt, Could Duke Miss Out on All Its Targets?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Mike Kline

So far Duke is 0-for in its efforts to bring in some additional talent for the 2012-2013 season with Saturday's announcement that Trey Zeigler would be transfering to Pitt. As of Sunday, the Easter Bunny has overlooked Durham altogether and…

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Tagged with: Alex Oriakhi, Amile Jefferson, Mason Plumlee, Shabazz Muhammad, Tony Parker, Trey Zeigler
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