Quote Originally Posted by Troublemaker View Post
Very often, the technique Duke perimeter defenders use on defense is to force the ball-handler away from the middle and funnel them towards the big man. So when you see the ball-handler "getting by" a Duke defender, who is on his hip, it's not necessarily bad defense.
Case in point here. Many casual Duke fans would think that Luke was "blown by" here when it's actually part of our scheme to force the ball-handler away from the middle and into Amile.



A right-handed guard driving left into a teardrop over a challenging big man is a low percentage shot. This was good defense by Duke.

(Notice Matt coming in at the end and tipping the ball away, preventing Amile's man from getting an easy putback.)