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Steve Wiseman

Aiming for long NCAA tournament run, Duke adjusts mindset and focuses on communication

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Three days of hard practices were important for No. 9 Duke.

A few gentle reminders, aimed at adjusting how the Blue Devils feel about their defensive performance, could be the key to their chances of advancing through the NCAA tournament.

“I really just think, overall, it’s a mindset for us that we had early in the year, just really having something to prove,” Duke freshman forward Paolo Banchero said Thursday.

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