On the day before Christmas, I am trying to forget about the loss to a good Pitt team in a game that should have never made it to OT.

Looking at the whole picture I think that 10-1 season to date makes a good Christmas gift. Duke has beaten 4 quality opponents in Illinois, Wisconsin, Marquette, and Davidson and nearly beat Pitt while not playing or shooting well. Duke's returnees have played pretty solid. Kyle Singler is as good as advertised, King is maybe a bit better than most thought, and Nolan Smith shows some signs of being explosive.

Even though the Pitt game leaves a bad after-taste for the holidays, all in all the flavor of the season has been pretty good and will get better in the New Year.