It is common for borderline NCAA tournament teams to vacillate between wins and losses, struggling for traction in the chase for an at-large berth while never rendering themselves irrelevant.
It’s safe to say Florida State isn’t a common team on the edge of the field.
The Seminoles (16-11, 6-9 ACC) are an incredibly streaky bunch, and they bring a four-game slide into Thursday’s visit to Duke. Their recent stretch, with setbacks against Syracuse, Miami, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, transformed Leonard Hamilton’s bunch from securely perched in the field to one with plenty of work in front of it in the next two and a half weeks.