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.

Duke slapping the floor tradition. Not only did he dominate the blue devils with his play but he mocked the duke tradition of slapping the floor during the game. Video courtesy of espn all video rights belong. Former duke guard steve wojciechowski practically made it an art form. Miami hurricanes slap the floor on defense in the second half vs.

Slapping the floor is all about intensity and getting a stop. The duke floor slap. Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. In the 2008 n c a a.

Following a bucket to cut duke s lead down to just one point travis jorgenson makes a statement at halfcourt of cameron indoor stadium. Longer high quality version with dicky v s reference to duke s tradition. Slapping the floor may not have started with duke but no one is more famous for doing it. When you slap the floor each and every player has to mean it has to commit to playing defense at a higher level.

Duke s jay williams made famous the floor slapping. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no. There may be no tradition more closely associated with duke basketball than players slapping the floor on defense. 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.

One of the many things opponents love to hate about the blue devils. Like expensive medical centers and college republicanism floor slapping is something that has come to be expected from duke.