It was five years ago that Duke lost a key contributor to injury at this point in the season yet still managed to win 32 games and earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The difference between that team and this year's group is the Blue Devils don't appear as equipped to handle the loss of Amile Jefferson nearly as well as they did when Kyrie Irving was hurt in December 2010.
The school announced on Monday that Jefferson, a 6'9" senior forward in the midst of his best season, is out indefinitely after suffering a right foot injury.