January 14, 2015
Duke is struggling.
They've lost back-to-back ACC games, the second of which snapped their 41-game win streak at Cameron Indoor and came at the hands of an unranked Miami team. Coach K* sits at 997 career wins, and things won't get any easier for the Blue Devils after last night's 90-74 loss to the Hurricanes. They face No. 6 Louisville on Saturday.
*That's a lot easier than writing Krzyzewski, but I wanted to prove that I was able to look up the proper spelling.
For Miami, it was all about point guard Angel Rodriguez, a transfer from Kansas State, and Belgian Manu Lecomte. The two guards combined for 47 of the team's 90 points.
Also in the backcourt for Miami is former Neumann-Goretti standout Ja'Quan Newton.
He played only 10 minutes, finishing with just 4 points, 3 assists, and a pair of rebounds. But two of those four points came via this monstrous dunk:
