Dave Sez

DeMarcus Nelson Hurt

Duke freshman DeMarcus Nelson will be out for 2-4 weeks with a ruptured thumb ligament in his right hand.

The one position where Duke is questionable is the point guard sport, where Nelson was believed to be the backup to Sean Dockery. The hardest position to learn as a freshman is the point, and Nelson is really more of a combo guard, so the loss of practice time could be significant. Duke will probably have to use Daniel Ewing at the point quite a bit, which will limit his scoring opportunities.