At the risk of jinxing Javin DeLaurier, I'm close to retracting some of the critical words I wrote on Thanksgiving concerning the then-inept play of the Duke basketball senior. Somehow, clutch and competent are the two words to best describe the backup center's performances as of late.
By the same token, I'll gladly poke fun at myself come Sunday for most of the following words in this opinion piece should Matthew Hurt proceed to knock down 10 or so trifectas for No. 2 Duke (14-1, 4-0 ACC) against Wake Forest (8-6, 1-3 ACC) in Durham at 8 p.