I loved what he had to say in his post game presser about the effort it takes to win in the tournament. I'm sure K has expressed this to his guys as well.
"I told them in this tournament you enjoy wins, but you still need to learn that if we played the way we played in the second half, it’s been a heck of a year, but you’re not advancing, doesn’t matter who you play. You’ve got to play 40 minutes and fight like heck and then go back to the hotel room and pass out. And then get a day in between."
That's the best effort I've seen Duke play with all year on defense. Active hands, active feet, no one ball watching and flat footed. But there were lulls in there that Iona used to close the gap a couple times in the first half. Hopefully that game tape will help the boys see that even a couple minutes of poor effort can cost the team huge in this environment.
"I told them in this tournament you enjoy wins, but you still need to learn that if we played the way we played in the second half, it’s been a heck of a year, but you’re not advancing, doesn’t matter who you play. You’ve got to play 40 minutes and fight like heck and then go back to the hotel room and pass out. And then get a day in between."
That's the best effort I've seen Duke play with all year on defense. Active hands, active feet, no one ball watching and flat footed. But there were lulls in there that Iona used to close the gap a couple times in the first half. Hopefully that game tape will help the boys see that even a couple minutes of poor effort can cost the team huge in this environment.
