Duke basketball: Justin Robinson, present and future leader

This season's oldest Duke basketball player hasn't provided many highlights, but his latest performance and budding leadership deserve appreciation.

Let's paint a brief picture, shall we? It's late in the first half, and the Duke basketball team is yet again playing down to an inferior opponent. The Blue Devils are throwing up bricks, Mike Krzyzewski is sitting dumbfounded on the bench, and the foul situation against his big men is snowballing out of control.

Sometimes heroes come from nowhere. Sometimes they come from the end of the bench.

The game is Duke's 113-101 double-overtime loss at Wake Forest on Tuesday, and the hero — despite the defeat — is Justin Robinson. For most, six points on…