Duke has received a roller coaster kind of season with a lot of ups and downs. However, it's likely to stop badly whilst the Blue Devils fail to reach the Sweet 16. At the start of the entire year, this group appeared to be a legitimate national title contender. His reunite made Duke yet again seem like one Last Four team, whilst the problems for Ryan Kelly led to a few defeats. That was until the Blue Devils' next reduction against Maryland once again exposed them as a team that is likely to drop early. Additionally, the class wasn't kind, establishing the team up in probably the toughest region in the NCAA tournament. The No. 2 seed will fight hard for a trip to Atlanta, but it'll not make it out from the first weekend for the following reasons. Also Reliant on Three-Point Shooting Henry Ehrmann/Getty Pictures This is a thing that might be said about practically any Duke staff over the past decade, but it remains true this year. The Blue Devils are No. Some terrible shooting was featured by 4 in the country in three-point percentage, but each loss from the exterior. In the ACC tournament, they struck only 4-of-25 pictures from behind the arc. When last year's squad fell to Lehigh in the first round, the staff combined to hit only 6-of-26 photos from heavy, so it's apparent this issue can have harmful effects. Mason Plumlee is a solid interior scorer, but he does not have sufficient assist in the middle. When photographs don't fall, the staff struggles to place items on the table. This can end up being a problem sooner or later in the match, the only problem is when. Sporadic Protection Streeter Lecka/Getty Pictures Groups have the ability to beat Duke when they can get easy shots and make them. New York State, Miami and Maryland (twice) could shoot over 50 percent from the ground against the Blue Devils. This is simply not as a result of having profession days; it is as the defense didn't switch well enough to push tough pictures. It would undoubtedly be an issue in the next game against Creighton, while it mightn't be described as a problem against a group like Albany. The Blue Jays are No. 1 in the united kingdom in both three-point percentage and overall field-goal percentage. They only go well enough to get themselves open looks, and then every chance is an easy one. Creighton needs to beat Cincinnati in the round of 64 to obtain this matchup, but it can lead to issues for Duke in the round of 32. Poor Rebounding Streeter Lecka/Getty Images On the basis of the preceding section, Duke must certanly be rooting for Cincinnati to win the very first game against Creighton to offer a less strenuous matchup to the Blue Devils. Unfortunately, this will create a very different set of issues. Outside of Plumlee, Duke fought to rebound the ball regularly in 2010. As a whole, the team rated 213th in the united kingdom altogether rebounds per game. The battle was lost by the squad on the glass in each of their five failures this season, along with in many of the wins. Alternatively, Cincinnati may be the No. 8 rebounding staff in the country. The Bearcats don't have one professional player down low, but everybody boxes out well and they go aggressively at loose balls on both ends of the court. In this matchup, the Blue Devils would have without any second-chance options, which would seriously limit the crime. Loss of Confidence Streeter Lecka/Getty Photos In Kelly's first game back from his foot damage, he scored 36 points in a big win over Miami. In the next two games, Duke played with a whole lot of confidence as one of the best teams in the state. Fans, along with everyone else on the roster, realized that group was undefeated with Kelly and the rest of the year could possibly be overlooked. However, the ACC tournament loss seemed to have a lot from the Blue Devils. At the conclusion of the game, there have been lots of bad decisions followed closely by worse body language. Not just did the Blue Devils lose the opportunity at a No. 1 seed, but several experts now genuinely believe that your Final Four work is possible (no-one at ESPN picked Duke out from the Midwest). There's no further feeling of invincibility, and, instead, the indication of a to a No. 15 seed one year before lives. This remains a very talented team, however it seems that this may not be Duke's year to own another serious work in March. For a full printable NCAA event bracket,Aclick here. Also, follow along Bleacher Report'sAlive bracket.AMake your choices for the 2013 NCAA tournament here with theABracket Challenge Game. For additional help along with your pool, follow me on Twitter.
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