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Luke DeCock

Luke DeCock: Duke reaches a new level against Pitt, and may still have others to achieve

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The only word to describe Duke right now is scary. It’s not that the Blue Devils came out of nowhere, necessarily, but that they’re here, now, everything they thought they would be when the season started.

And they may have another level or two still left in them.

If Duke can play this comprehensively well against a solid Pittsburgh team that nearly won in Cameron, administering a 96-69 beating, while shooting 62% from the floor, what’s it going to look like if Dereck Lively II starts to become an offensive threat around the rim? (He had his fifth double-figure game of the season, and third in five games, Thursday.)

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