What truly separates the men from the boys is not what happens during a Duke basketball preseason practice. Or during a weightlifting session. Or during a blowout exhibition win. Or during a McDonald’s All-American Game with no real pressure to win.
While those events are a pleasure to watch in anticipation of the regular-season debut of a new group of Blue Devils, they just don’t tell the whole story. The same goes for the episodes from Duke Blue Planet, as well as the all-access Earn Everything series on ESPN+; these videos have certainly provided some quality entertainment for fans while suggesting the camaraderie amongst all the Blue Devils, as well as their collective talents, is just dandy.