Duke Slapping The Floor Tradition

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Duke slapping the floor tradition.

Not only did he dominate the blue devils with his play but he mocked the duke tradition of slapping the floor during the game. Like expensive medical centers and college republicanism floor slapping is something that has come to be expected from duke. Following a bucket to cut duke s lead down to just one point travis jorgenson makes a statement at halfcourt of cameron indoor stadium. Former duke guard steve wojciechowski practically made it an art form.

One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. Longer high quality version with dicky v s reference to duke s tradition. Video courtesy of espn all video rights belong. There may be no tradition more closely associated with duke basketball than players slapping the floor on defense.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. 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. Slapping the floor is all about intensity and getting a stop. It has evolved from a novelty in the 1980s by a single player to this year s.

2 mountaineers play the top seeded blue devils in the national semifinals here saturday mazzulla said there would probably not be an encore floor slap. Miami hurricanes slap the floor on defense in the second half vs. Duke s jay williams made famous the floor slapping. When you slap the floor each and every player has to mean it has to commit to playing defense at a higher level.

Watch as duke respon. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no.