Floor Slap Duke

While duke players may act like the floor slap is a spur of the moment reaction it s actually a learned technique.

Floor slap duke.

In the 2008 n c a a. 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. 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. 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.

Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. At home against unc. One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils.

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. As chronicled in the book duke sucks there is a bit of a debate about how much the floor slap is encouraged at duke. My nephew went to duke basketball camp. 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.

The duke floor slap.