Duke played most of the second half of its 73-71 win over Michigan with four guards on the floor with either forward Kyle Singler or Ryan Kelly in the middle.

Al Featherston, veteran sports reporter writing for GoDuke.com, wrote an interesting piece about that angle. He wrote, “It’s not something Duke has used before – or even could have used while freshman point guard Kyrie Irving was sidelined with a toe injury. However, with Irving’s return this weekend, Mike Krzyzewski can not only put four guards together on the floor, but four guards that few opponents can match.”

The four are Nolan Smith, Andre Dawkins, Seth Curry and Irving.

Coach Krzyzewski said, “We have confidence in all of them. You can’t have equal minutes [for four guards], but for Michigan, thank goodness we had them. [Michigan] did a really good job against us, but they would have done a better job if we were real big. They can slice you up.”

To read Featherston’s piece, please click here.