Duke Slapping The Floor Tradition

Former duke guard steve wojciechowski practically made it an art form.

Duke slapping the floor tradition.

They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. 2 mountaineers play the top seeded blue devils in the national semifinals here saturday mazzulla said there would probably not be an encore floor slap. Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. It has evolved from a novelty in the 1980s by a single player to this year s.

Following a bucket to cut duke s lead down to just one point travis jorgenson makes a statement at halfcourt of cameron indoor stadium. One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. 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. Video courtesy of espn all video rights belong.

Like expensive medical centers and college republicanism floor slapping is something that has come to be expected from duke. When you slap the floor each and every player has to mean it has to commit to playing defense at a higher level. Slapping the floor is all about intensity and getting a stop. Watch as duke respon.

Slapping the floor may not have started with duke but no one is more famous for doing it. Duke s jay williams made famous the floor slapping. There may be no tradition more closely associated with duke basketball than players slapping the floor on defense. Miami hurricanes slap the floor on defense in the second half vs.

Longer high quality version with dicky v s reference to duke s tradition. In the 2008 n c a a.