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  • Duke Over North Carolina – Overrated, But Still Pretty Good

    Duke Over North Carolina – Overrated, But Still Pretty Good

    Even if Duke get a bit too much love in the polls and don’t deserve to be a number one seed in the NCAA tournament when that decision is made, they’re still a pretty good team with two outstanding players in Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood, leading them to an impressive regular season ending win over North Carolina.

  • Duke Beats Wake Forest – Overcoming the Emotional Hangover

    Duke Beats Wake Forest – Overcoming the Emotional Hangover

    After their painful loss at the Carrier Dome, some feared that Duke were going to have a hard time adjusting to the inferior importance of their game against Wake Forest. However, a solid performance from Jabari Parker and a weak opponent paved the way to a 83-63 win.

  • Duke Beats Pittsburgh – Things Are Looking Up

    Duke Beats Pittsburgh – Things Are Looking Up

    In a game that was very important to both Pitt and Duke, the Blue Devils were the ones who came away with the impressive 80-65 road victory thanks to big nights from Jabari Parker and Andre Dawkins, showing it’s way too soon to count them out.

  • Duke Beats Florida State – Mike Krzyzewski Reaches 900 Wins

    Duke Beats Florida State – Mike Krzyzewski Reaches 900 Wins

    As Duke continues to improve after a rough start to their ACC play, the spotlight turns from Jabari Parker and the players to their head coach, the true star of this program for over 30 years, Mike Krzyzewski, presiding over the 900th win for the program since he took over.

  • NBA Rumors – Jabari Parker Will Stay For a Second Season at Duke

    NBA Rumors – Jabari Parker Will Stay For a Second Season at Duke

    One of the main features in the extraordinary freshman class in College Basketball, Jabari Parker has been picking a lot of attention from NBA teams this season. Despite being projected as one of the top lottery picks in the next NBA draft, many assume that he’ll most likely stay in College with Duke for another season.

  • Notre Dame Beats Duke – Maybe the ACC Isn’t so Tough

    Or maybe Duke is overrated? Jabari Parker certainly looked like someone not living up to the hype as the Notre Dame defense made him seem quite ordinary with double teams and zone defense, leading to his benching in the closing minutes, and the Fighting Irish beginning life in the ACC with a 79-77 upset win over the ranked Blue Devils.

  • Duke Beats UCLA – There’s a Reason They’re not Close in the Polls

    Duke Beats UCLA – There’s a Reason They’re not Close in the Polls

    Misleading numbers made some people think that UCLA were going to put up a fight against Duke due to the similar records. It turns out the folks of the AP Poll knew what they were doing with Duke coming in as #8 into the game, while the Bruins weren’t even ranked. Jabari Parker, with an impressive double-double, made sure the second half was the end of all the debate.

  • Duke Blue Devils – Quinn Cook Gets Them Back on Track

    Duke Blue Devils – Quinn Cook Gets Them Back on Track

    The early part of the season for schools that see themselves as national title contenders isn’t just about the big wins, but showing that they can rebound from the tough losses. A great performance from Quinn Cook and not one of the freshman phenom, Jabari Parker, helped Duke get back on track with a 79-69 win in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

  • Kansas vs Duke – Andrew Wiggins Steals The Spotlight From Jabari Parker

    Kansas vs Duke – Andrew Wiggins Steals The Spotlight From Jabari Parker

    Before even playing one game of college basketball, the 2013 class of Freshmen has been praised unlike any other in the past. Andrew Wiggins is the most hyped of them all, proving that every bit of compliment given to him was rightly places as he led Kansas to a 94-83 win over Duke and another highly touted freshman, Jabari Parker.