Duke basketball sophomore Alex O’Connell has never scored more than 13 points in a college game. He’s never played more than 30 minutes. Although he’s had a few highlight performances, he’s never been the Blue Devils’ undeniable hero.
And just as the 6-foot-6, 185-pound shooting guard from Roswell, Ga., has never seemed able to commit to a length or style for his hair, he also seems to have never committed to playing defense at the level that head coach Mike Krzyzewski expects.
Maybe commitment isn’t the problem, though. Maybe it’s just a confidence issue. Maybe it’s his questioning of where he fits in on a No.