When Duke fell to Kansas last month in the Champions Classic, it was easy to discount that two-point loss as being the product of not having its full assortment of weapons. Once the Blue Devils had all their guys, it would be a different story.
The Blue Devils still aren't at full strength and may not be for a while, but Tuesday's 84-74 win over No. 21 Florida in the Jimmy V Classic shows there's no hurry in getting to 100 percent. And when they are, they'll go from being great to nearly unstoppable.
The pro-Duke crowd at Madison Square Garden got the first glimpse of what forward Jayson Tatum can do, as the 6'8” freshman had 22 points and eight rebounds in just his second game of the season.