Duke remains undefeated so far in the 2012 season. With a tremendous milestone for Coach K reached of being the most winning coach in Men's Division I basketball, 905 and counting. Duke's beginning season unlike some other ranked teams has not been easy. Michigan State, Michigan, and Kansas were all tough opponents with Kansas being the toughest so far. Belmont of course was no slouch. The rise of the "bigs" with the Plumlee's and of course we cannot overlook Ryan Kelly, who all have been instrumental in one game or another in pushing Duke through to the next level. It's hard to deny Austin Rivers some credit, although not as smooth and sublime as Kyrie Irving, his driving capabilities have definitely been noticed. Sometimes it does seem as it's a 1 on 5 games though, so those items are probably being looked at. Seth Curry has been instrumental in his role and has been a great leader for the team. Andre Dawkins still needs to gain some consistency with his shot, but still drained critical 3s to bring Duke a win. Then we get to Tyler Thornton, out of nowhere draining winning 3s to take Duke to their latest win at the Maui Invitational. There is a concern about being able to contain a big forward, with Kansas's Robinson putting up some big numbers. Mason and Ryan did have trouble pulling down rebounds although they did have a number of blocks. I think Coach K has definitely created a good balance of inside outside play. This year should be very exciting, and if Duke keeps improving as a team, there is no doubt they can take it all the way!
GO DUKE!
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