{"id":481,"date":"2011-01-03T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=481"},"modified":"2011-01-03T10:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T17:25:00","slug":"duke-coaches-use-banner-years-to-battle-sense-of-entitlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=481","title":{"rendered":"Duke coaches use banner years to battle sense of entitlement"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Saturday, the Duke basketball coaches took their team into Cameron Indoor Stadium and showed them the ACC banners. Here\u2019s what this team overcome, they pointed out. Here\u2019s how this player evolved this season.<\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/span>It was a deliberate effort to make sure the Blue Devils, who lost three starters from the championship team, don\u2019t take ACC success for granted.<\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/span>\u201cA new group can\u2019t assume that it\u2019s just going to happen,\u201d Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday. \u201c\u2026 That\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to get across, a realism as to where you are at right now, and not that you\u2019ve been born into a rich family.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cIn sport there is no such thing. You\u2019ve got to do it every year.\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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The move was a good reminder of how Duke tries to fight any sense of entitlement with the program. It\u2019s something that can seep in with fans \u2013 witness Krzyzewski\u2019s frustration in recent seasons when students failed to fill their seats. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Duke beat Miami 74-63 Sunday night in Cameron in its ACC opener. The Blue Devils surged ahead when Nolan Smith had a 3-point barrage in the first half.  <\/span>But the game also showed that Duke, while still superior to its ACC rivals, isn\u2019t unstoppable. With Kyrie Irving out with a toe injury, Duke lacks the full-court firepower it had with him running the offense.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Krzyzewski said Monday that Irving will be re-evaluated this week but there is no timetable for his return.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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