Floor Slap Duke

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Floor slap duke. One way or the other college basketball fans and teams alike have come to. The duke floor slap. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no. Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor.

My nephew went to duke basketball camp. One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. In the 2008 n c a a. Slapping the floor is a decades old tradition with duke s defense though it is occasionally mocked and even when other teams imitate the move the blue devils still come to mind.

Unc great jawad williams recounts the time duke players came to chapel hill for a pick up game and greg paulus brought out the blue devils s iconic floor slap. I asked him and yes they teach the. While duke players may act like the floor slap is a spur of the moment reaction it s actually a learned technique. Friday night s contest between georgia state and duke remained tight into the second half but an electrifying floor slap from blue devil sophomore joey baker pulsated energy that served as a.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the.