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Blue Devils are a little bit older, and, Krzyzewski hopes, a lot better By BOB YOUNG Staff Writer When discussing last year's Duke basket ball team, one word seems to sunt' up all df the problems. Youth. Recent recruiting years had been, for one reason or another, unsuccessful. After sev eral close misses in the 1981 recruiting peri od, coach Mike Krzyzewski succeeded in bringing one of the best recruiting classes in the nation to Durham last year. The result was a starting five that had four freshmen and a team with a disappointing record. OK, so the Blue Devils were a young team last year. They should be much better this year because they've had a season of tough ACC competition in which to get their bruises, and they should improve on their 7th-place ACC finish, right? Well ... it isn't quite that simple. If you look at the statistics, Duke has al most three-quarters of its scoring back from last year, as well as three-quarters of its re bounding. This seems impressive until you look at the figures for the rest of the ACC. Every team, with the exception of N.C. State, returns at least 66 percent of its scor ing, and every team has at least 55 percent of its rebounding back for this season. The going isn't going to get much easier for the Blue Devils, but there are some new twists in this year's team that could help to turn things around. First of all, freshman Tommy Amaker from Falls Church, Va., will take over the point guard position from sophomore Johnny Dawkins. The switch will enable Dawkins to play second, guard, where he can look to score more points. As last year's point guard, Dawkins averaged 18.1 points, fifth in the ACC. Secondly, there is 7-3 Martin Nessley from Columbus, Ohio. His transition from high school to the college ranks will prob ably be slower than Amaker's and Nessley also has a history of ankle injuries. But if he can occupy the center position for a few minutes a game, that will enable 6-9 sophomore Mark Alarie to move to for ward, where he won't have to play against the much taller centers of the league. "Tommy is more ready to play," Krzy zewski said. "He doesn't have to make a lot of big adjustments and can play more comfortably at his position. "On the other hand, Martin has a longer way to go. He's working hard daily and will have to gain experience that he can only get by playing in the games. But we're not ex pecting as much from him." Any help the freshmen can lend will be beneficial. Add to this the continued matu ration of Dawkins, Alarie, sophomores Jay Bilas (6-8 forward), David Henderson (6-5 swingman), junior Dan Meagher (6-7 for ward) and senior Doug McNeely (6-5 guard), and Duke seems to be shaping up mcely" See DUKE on page 20 r $7yJ&& fiv iff.? i&StrJF J II Sophomore Johnny Dawkins will be switching from point guard to the shooting1 position, where he may loom as an even more deadly threat. DUKE BLUE DEVILS No. NAME . HTWT CLASS HOMETOWN 32 Mark Alarie 6-8215 So. ' Scottsdale, AZ 4 Tommy Amaker 6-0150 Fr. Falls Church, VA 44 Todd Anderson 6-9225 Jr. Golden Valley, NM "21 Jay Bilas 6-8215 So. Rolling Hills, CA 33 Jay Bryan 6-8195 Jr. Lakewood, CO 24 John Dawkins 6-2165 So. Washington, DC 23 Richard Ford 5-10155 Sr. Durham, NC 12 David Henderson 6-5195 So. Drewry, NC 11 Doug McNeely 6-5195 Sr. El Paso, TX 45 Dan Meagher 6-7205 Jr, ' St. Catherines, Ontario 51 Martin Nessley 7-2255 Fr. Whitehall, OH 40 Weldon Williams 6-6190 So. Park Forest, IL mm mmm mm S2)0Q3ID W! IMSOiT Q HvJ'xmif'&m (Mlif u fitiiitefe llmtll4i!fi.iii-.ll! Um -lefnfe -Htm mhm liQ3ii5teD t&n. smtm mxm im&im& w M: 4miiTm- m& i situs mm mm&mnk rs Roal Pit Onnu 1 Bar BQ S3 310 15-501 Bypass at Elliott Road in Chapel Hill 933-9248 me juum rincai ramiiy oar a fiNKL!NSTJ?EEI Sun. - Thurs. 11AM - 9PM Fri. & Sat. 'til 10PM Also in Charlotte -and Myrtle Beach . "wversitv Sonny's Dine In Take Out PIMM PM!L TinSs . WgqCi only Over 30 styles of selected athletic shoes for men and women by famous makers such as Adidas, Nike, Brooks, New Balance and others. merchandise limited to stock on hand UNIVERSITY SQUARE (Next to Granville Towers) Sale Ends 12383 Open Weeknights 'til 8 pm , 942-1078 ; 6 The Daily Tar Heel Basketball 83-84
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