By Wayne Bumpass – The Duke Blue Devils’ offense hasn’t looked the same since 6′ 11” senior flex forward Ryan Kelly re-aggravated a foot injury against Clemson that caused him to miss the ACC and NCAA tournaments last season. Not only has the Blue Devils had to adjust without the senior forward, but on offense the team has missed the spacing that is created by Kelly’s ability to shoot the three ball and on defense the team has missed his ability to block shots and help Mason Plumlee on the glass.
“We’re used to having certain driving lanes and certain places we know we’re going to kick to with Ryan, but it’s totally different with Josh (Hairston) and Amile (Jefferson) out there,” Curry said. “We’re still working on that, and some lanes close up quicker than others.”
Although the team has had trouble in the past two games adjusting to life without a guy who is a very big piece to Duke’s success on both offense and defense, an unsung hero is starting to emerge. 6′ 8” fre
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Amile Jefferson,
Ryan Kelly,
Mason Plumlee,
Rasheed Sulaimon,
Josh Hairston,
Alex Murphy,
Marshall Plumlee
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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