In their wins, Duke has done a good job of masking their deficiencies. In the first half against Iona, even with shooting the lights out, the Gaels still kept it relatively close. Then the Blue Devils pulled away due to the sheer size and talent gap between the two teams. The aspects that still need work have been talked about at length all year but still need work as we get deeper into March.
-Getting back on defense requires absolutely no talent or basketball skill and for some reason Duke does a terrible job at it. On misses, Iona was pushing the ball down the floor and while they weren’t scoring as much as they should have, they were still showing that you can push the ball on the Blue Devils.