Duke set out this season with more unanswered questions than most seasons. One of the questions being asked is, who was gonna lead on the floor? Who was gonna be the one that put the team on their back when the moment came? Who could be the one to embrace the pressured moments? Even Coach K was waiting to see who would emerge. Well unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know who has stepped out from the pack to be the teams "killer instinct".......Austin Rivers! Yes after hitting an iconic three point shot in the country's biggest rivalry, Duke/UNC game just last week, Rivers hits the go ahead three last night against N.C. State with less than 2 minutes to go, after being down of 20! Now I don't want to disregard the 21 second half points that Seth Curry put up at all. Curry was huge for Duke, I mean absolutely unconscious but along with some other big baskets and with Duke never previously leading in this game, down 2pts with a minute and some change left in regulation, Austin pulls up from 3 feet behind the three point line calmly and confidently, knocking down the mile long shot to put the Blue Devils ahead for good. Its not a fluke at all people. The kid has heart. Doc's boy may be sealing his claim on quite a few freshman and conference awards. In not long, the "will he go pro" questions will start pouring in and at the rate of his adaptation to the college game he may be projected pretty high in the draft by season's end. But if he does in fact come back for year 2 look out, he may just get my pick for National Player of the Year!
ice water moment:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7584495
post game:
http://youtu.be/myfSZ-5wV_U
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