Emerging Cook adds element to dangerous Duke attack

(Credit: Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography) Seth Curry led Duke with 2.4 assists per game last season.  That’s a pretty modest average to lead any college team.  For a team often called Point Guard U, that almost defies comprehension.  That’s the lowest average to lead Duke in, well, forever, or at least since assists became an official stat. That’s not a knock on Curry, a natural shooting guard better suited to be the recipient of passes than the generator.  Duke thought their best starting lineup included Curry, Austin Rivers and Andre Dawkins and Curry got the point-guard nod by process of elimination. Duke paid a price.  The Blue Devils didn’t have anyone who could create a good shot for teammates, at least not with any regularity.  Live by the jump shot, die by the jump shot. There just weren’t any better options than Curry or defense-first guard Tyler Thornton.  Natural point guard Quinn Cook spent his freshman season rehabbing a high-school knee injury, struggling with condition...