SI and perception about the declining strength of Duke's program

[rsvman]

... losing its last 4 games, going .500 in the acc and getting bounced by vcu in the 2nd round of the ncaat was a major step backward...

Um, I think if you check the record, you'll find that Duke lost to VCU in the FIRST round of the tournament, not the second. In other words, it was even WORSE than you remembered it.

Having said that, I still think the "decline" mentioned in the article is premature and poorly thought out.