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Revolving door to Duke basketball doghouse impedes individual growth

Quick, what is the Duke basketball starting lineup? Trick question. There isn't one. And therein lies a problem.

Despite now being 29 games into the season — 23-6 overall and13-5 in the ACC following Saturday night's 52-50 loss at unranked Virginia — Mike Krzyzewski still hasn't made a permanent choice. However, according to the 73-year-old's comment to the media after Duke's home win over Florida State on Feb. 10, he doesn't intend to ever stick with just one this season.

"Sometimes, when you have a starting lineup, you put a ceiling on the other guys in ego, in opportunity, in all that," said the 40th-year Duke basketball head coach, who has used 12 different combinations and never called upon the same one more than seven times in a row or nine times total, "and it hasn’t happened here with this group.