The most famous proponent of the floor slap was runty, mid-1990s-era point guard (and now Marquette head coach) Steve Wojciechowski. But even a pest like Wojciechowski is perturbed by how modern Duke teams slap the floor. “That wasn’t the norm for all five guys to do it,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “That has to be orchestrated a little bit more.”
If this new brand of slapping irks Hill, Wojciechowski, or any other former players, so be it. This is Duke, after all. The more hate, the merrier.
“Always remember: Others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.” Richard Nixon said this in a speech to White House staff after he resigned from the presidency. For him, being hated was an unavoidable fate. No matter how successful he became, he would always see himself as the aggrieved party. Nixon, of course, went to Duke. And had he played basketball, he definitely would have slapped the floor while in a zone defense.
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