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.

One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. While duke players may act like the floor slap is a spur of the moment reaction it s actually a learned technique. 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.

In the 2008 n c a a. Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. I asked him and yes they teach 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.

The duke floor slap. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no. 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. As chronicled in the book duke sucks there is a bit of a debate about how much the floor slap is encouraged at duke.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the.