41 Facts About Duke Basketball

Some people are whining about how Duke Basketball has "lost it". I am talking to you, "Veter Paccarella".

Here are 41 facts (including quotes) to help talk you down from the ledge:

Miles Plumlee
1) Miles Plumlee started high school as a point guard (before he grew).
2) Miles is now 6' 10".
3) This year Miles added 15 pounds.
4) “I know there's no one faster than me at my size.” - Miles Plumlee
5) Miles' verticle leap is up from 32 inches to 36 inches.
6) Miles now has the best verticle leap on the entire Duke team.
7) "Miles has been a monster this summer." - Jon Scheyer
8) "Miles I thought played so strong. He’s done that all preseason so far." - Coach K
9) Miles played less than 7 minutes per game as a freshman last year.
10) This year Miles is projected to be a starter..

Ryan Kelly
11) Freshman Ryan Kelly is 6'10".
12) Kelly won the McDonalds 3 point shooting contest.
13) In the first exhibition game Kelly had 18 points on 11 shots in 22 minutes.
14) Kelly also had 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and NO turnovers.
15) "[Ryan Kelly]'s just a really good player" - Coach K

Mason Plumlee
16) Freshman Mason Plumlee is 6'10".
17) Mason was second in the McDonalds slam dunk contest.

18) Mason had 8 offensive rebounds in the exhibition.
19) “All three [freshmen] are good players." - Coach K

Two Plumlees
20) The Plumlee brothers combined for less than 40 minutes in the exhibition.
21) Three Duke players had double doubles including both Plumlees.

Kyle Singler
22) Kyle Singler grabbed 7 rebounds at small forward in the exhibition.
23) Singler used to play power forward.
24) Singler, playing on the perimeter in the exhibition drew 9 free throws (in 23 minutes), most on the team.

Kyle Singler 3.0
25) A year ago Gerald Henderson was coming off a 12.7 points per game sophomore year.
26) Kyle Singler had 16.5 points per game last year as a sophomore.
27) This is the first year that Singler does not have to play or practice with the big men.
28) "Down to 3 or 4 percent [body fat]" - Kyle Singler

Adapting the System
29) People question Coach K's coaching flexibility
30) "Half an hour of [first practice was] devoted to deploying the team in a couple of different zone defenses" - Mike DeCourcy
31) "We’ve been working on our high-low action..." - Coach K

Recruiting
32) Next year's freshmen will come in ranked: #5, #30, and #95.
33) Duke also gets transfer Seth Curry, next year.
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This Year's Team
36) From last year's team's three point shooting they keep 38.5%, 38.3% and 34.6% shooters.
37) Duke got rid of 33.6%, 33.6%, and 25% three point shooters.
38) Duke's freshman winner of the McDonalds 3 point shooting contest (Kelly) is not considered to be as good of a shooter as freshman Andre Dawkins.
39) Duke scored 128 in their first exhibition game.
40) "I thought overall we looked good." - Coach K
41) ...You're Welcome

[Note: This fact list style is ripped off/inspired by Matthew Berry and his "100 Facts..."]