CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- In any other year, a basketball trip to Duke is a nightmare scenario for a team fighting for wins. The cramped confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium pair perfectly with the spectacle provided by the notorious Cameron Crazies to create a lethal combination for visitors vying to knock off a nationally-ranked Blue Devil roster loaded with future first round picks.
That metaphysical definition of Duke basketball is one of the things missed most in college basketball's COVID-19 era, but it doesn't diminish the challenge of a team searching for wins on Tobacco Road.