Over the course of the season, Trevon Duval watched more film than a football coach. Sometimes with assistant coach Jeff Capel, sometimes with Jon Scheyer, sometimes with Nolan Smith, the Duke point guard was planted in front of a video screen for hour after hour, each clip with the same goal in mind.
There was never any doubt about Duval's athleticism, or his ball-handling, or his shooting, or even his defense once Duke switched exclusively to a zone in February. But Duke's coaches showed clip after clip, over and over again, trying to etch the right decision for any particular situation into the freshman's brain so deeply it would come instinctively.