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The Mag's College Basketball Preview: No. 9-16

By Jerry Bembry, Elena Bergeron, Jordan Brenner, Anna K. Clemmons, Jenn Holmes and Matt Meyers
ESPN The Magazine

Thursday, November 6, 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE TEAMS 1-8 One thing Duke could always count on was its kick down the stretch. The past two seasons, though, the Blue Devils had clearly lost their legs, going 14–13 (.519) after Jan. 31 and 4–6 in March. March? That was the month that made Coach K. A worn-out core of young ones was mostly to blame: Duke relied heavily on freshmen and sophomores, and they broke down under the weight of those major, high-pressure minutes. The grind particularly ran down forward ...

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