The Duke-UCF game was so overwhelming that it didn’t even occur to us to look at the box score until this morning and when we finally did, a few things jumped out.
First of all: Javin DeLaurier is playing his best basketball at the right time. Not only has he done yeoman’s work while Marques Bolden has been out or limited, he’s been smart and very effective.
Against UCF, DeLaurier had eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Critically, while he had four fouls, after he got in foul trouble he played intelligently. And we don't know how many people managed to block a shot by 7-6 Tacko Fall this season but it can’t be too many.