Duke's Derryck Thornton Finding Little Time for Growing Pains Under Coach K

For anyone antsy to analyze the play of Duke point guard Derryck Thornton, the freshman's father has one request.

"Ten games," Tank Thornton said the week before Thanksgiving. "Temper your expectations for 10 games and give him time to figure everything out. After that, I think he'll be fine."

Turns out Thornton didn't even need that long.

Less than three weeks into the season, Thornton appears to be finding a comfort level on the court with the Blue Devils, who improved to 6-1 Sunday with an 85-52 victory over Utah State. In his first start of the season, Thornton scored 19 points in a win over VCU before following that up with 14 points in a triumph over Georgetown. He went a combined…