Duke Slapping The Floor Tradition

Slapping the floor may not have started with duke but no one is more famous for doing it.

Duke slapping the floor tradition.

Longer high quality version with dicky v s reference to duke s tradition. 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. Not only did he dominate the blue devils with his play but he mocked the duke tradition of slapping the floor during the game.

Like expensive medical centers and college republicanism floor slapping is something that has come to be expected from duke. And two seasons ago when duke was ranked no. They do it for an extra dash of grit while playing defense and they went to the floor slapping during the. Miami hurricanes slap the floor on defense in the second half vs.

In the 2008 n c a a. 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. Duke s jay williams made famous the floor slapping.

Tournament when west virginia ousted duke mountaineers guard joe mazzulla mocked the blue devils by slapping the floor. There may be no tradition more closely associated with duke basketball than players slapping the floor on defense. The duke floor slap. 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.

Former duke guard steve wojciechowski practically made it an art form. Video courtesy of espn all video rights belong.