As Duke floundered this season, a vocal minority of Blue Devil fans became louder and louder. Coach K didn’t make adjustments anymore, they said. The one-and-done recruiting model killed this year’s team, they said. There wasn’t a discernible game plan in our losses, they said.
To those people, I’d simply point to Duke’s victory against Virginia last night and ask: are you happy now?
There were many factors that drove the Blue Devils to their biggest win of the season: Matthew Hurt’s offensive brilliance, Jaemyn Brakefield’s play off the bench, and Wendell Moore’s ability to impact the game without scoring just to name a few.