Floor Slap Duke

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.

Floor slap duke.

At home against unc. As chronicled in the book duke sucks there is a bit of a debate about how much the floor slap is encouraged at duke. The duke basketball team has yet to employ the program s signature floor slap this season but the first could happen tonight at 9 p m. I asked him and yes they teach the.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. My nephew went to duke basketball camp. 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. In the 2008 n c a a.

One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. 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. Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. When the duke basketball team hosts unc tonight a potential two hand floor slap has the potential to blow the roof off cameron indoor stadium.

And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no.