Duke Slap The Floor Tradition

When you slap the floor each and every player has to mean it has to commit to playing defense at a higher level.

Duke slap the floor tradition.

Longer high quality version with dicky v s reference to duke s tradition. Two days after seemingly mocking duke s tradition of slapping the floor on defense hurricane guard shane larkin said it was a spur of the moment thing we didn t do it out of disrespect. My nephew went to duke basketball camp. The duke floor slap.

Slapping the floor may not have started with duke but no one is more famous for doing it. There may be no tradition more closely associated with duke basketball than players slapping the floor on defense. It has evolved from a novelty in the 1980s by a single player to this year s. The gesture was miami s way of mocking duke which has been doing the floor slap on defense for years.

One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. Former duke guard steve wojciechowski practically made it an art form. Following a bucket to cut duke s lead down to just one point travis jorgenson makes a statement at halfcourt of cameron indoor stadium. Watch as duke respon.

You can see video of the floor slap below. Miami hurricanes slap the floor on defense in the second half vs. They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. 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. All the tradition that coach has built.