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Duke Basketball: Cam Reddish deserves patience due to defense, attitude

Don’t give up on Duke basketball freshman Cam Reddish. Don’t lash out at him through the TV for not living up to his billing as the nation’s third-best recruit coming out of high school. Don’t even let his shooting woes be cause for concern.

He’s a good player with the potential to become great.

He’s calm and nice yet should probably become a touch more vocal and meaner.

He’s actually the perfect complement — not a ball hog or a whiner — to his fellow freshmen starters.

Sure, it’s true he is struggling to avoid clanks off the rim after he launches shots from beyond the arc as of late — 5-for-27 across the past four games, including a 1-for-5 clip during the Blue Devils’ 69-58 win over Texas Tech on Thursday night.