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.

In the 2008 n c a a. The duke floor slap. While duke players may act like the floor slap is a spur of the moment reaction it s actually a learned technique. 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. One way or the other college basketball fans and teams alike have come to. 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. My nephew went to duke basketball camp.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no. At home against unc. 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.

I asked him and yes they teach the.