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Everything Jon Scheyer said ahead of Duke's matchup against UConn

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Duke head coach Jon Scheyer previews the Blue Devils' matchup against UConn in the Elite Eight.

Opening statement JON SCHEYER: I'll be very brief. Obviously last night was a big-time game against St. John's.

We know the challenge ahead with UConn, very impressive watching them. For a short turnaround, the amount of action and what they do on offense, and their defense has been terrific. For us, it's really been about recovery.

It's been about just getting fresh for tomorrow as quickly as possible and getting a great understanding for who UConn is and what we're trying to do to continue to advance. With that said, I'll let you guys ask any questions. Q.

Jon, some of the discussion the other day about Blue Bloods and are they still Blue Bloods. One of the things Izzo said is, I still like the term because it's proven over time, kind of the consistency over time. You guys and UConn are two programs that in an era of chaos are kind of consistent with how you run your programs, with having guys come back.

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