DUKE HEAD COACH JON SCHEYER
Opening Statement:
“Really proud of our team. Great to get our first ACC win. Boston College, they’re still getting healthy; they’re a little beat up. Proud of the overall effort, our defense was really good. Finally, we could string some stops together, and that translated into some good offense for us. We’re still getting acclimated to playing with each other. This has been a tough stretch, a lot of games: more games than practice. We just need to keep building, quick turnaround again for Tuesday. I just want to say Jaylen Blakes, man, he’s done a big-time job for us. He’s coming in every game giving us energy. Dariq (Whitehead) did some really good things. He’s still getting back in the flow. Really each one of our guys have played, stepped up, and contributed. That’s going to be who we are all season. Happy to answer any questions, but proud of the win.”
On Duke’s season defensive intensity and Dereck Lively’s contributions:
“I think our ability to guard one-on-one allows us to stay out of rotations as much as possible. We did give up some shots and they missed some shots. We did get lucky with a couple things tonight. But, we try to mix it up. [We’re a] versatile group, incorporating full court pressure, whether it be zone or man, and using our depth is a big thing. Using our size and length protecting our rim. I thought Dereck Lively had three blocked shots, but he impacts way more than just the three blocks by just him being in the game. You can see his activity and confidence is growing each and every day.”
On his team’s different lineups and waves of scoring:
“It is great, and it’s one of the things we’ve talked about. We can come in waves and our first group started out: I thought we were okay. Then I thought, when we subbed, we got some more energy. That makes the guys, when they’re coming back in, have more energy. We have a lot of different lineups. It’s one of the things we have to continue to figure out: who plays well together. Ultimately, when you’re out there, is your group winning? We really value what we’re doing; the ability to score in different ways. We had nine guys score tonight. You’re not going to have that all the time, but with this group, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens many more times the rest of the year.”
On his team’s versatility and creating matchups and empty spaces on the court
“We try to really mix it up in…
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