Let’s look at some things that did not go well against Miami: Ryan Young got just two shots. Jaylen Blakes, his nose freshly broken in practice this week, played for just five minutes to minimal effect. Mark Mitchell shot just 1-4 and at times seemed frustrated. Jacob Grandison shot just 2-7.
Duke also shot just 9-15 from the line and didn't show poise at all times down the stretch. Like we saw at Clemson, the Blue Devils also had trouble scoring in the last five minutes.
And still won over a tough, experienced team.
Look, there is no way to gain experience other than playing and Duke has a lot of freshmen.