It’s Time to be Fans of THIS Duke Team

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Duke Blue Devils forward Jalen Johnson (1) shoots the ball against the Miami Hurricanes during the second half at Watsco Center.I want to tell you a story of one of my favorite non-Duke college basketball seasons.

The year was 2011. Ann Arbor was still a college football town, and Michigan fans were still unsold on whether John Beilein could bring the basketball program back to relevance, let alone prominence. After a 1-6 start in conference play, there were rumblings that Beilein’s seat might even be a bit warm.

Those Wolverines were young, with no seniors on the roster. The only two juniors were Stu Douglass and Zack Novak, Beilein’s first real recruits at…