Watched the game until the last 5-6 minutes. I'm looking forward to seeing Duke play a quality opponent, but even though Alabama was completely outmatched, Duke looked very good. A few highlights:
-Rebecca Greenwell is fantastic and could be that 'glue' player who Duke has been missing for a while. She must have had 4-5 steals, she is great at reading passing lanes and anticipating steals. Didn't see her drain any perimeter shots, but she has a great release and smooth looking shot. Great free throw shooter.
-Azura Stevens should have been ranked a top 10-15 recruit. She has an incredibly unique skill set for her size. She looks more comfortable on the perimeter but can battle for rebounds. Runs the floor extremely well and has good touch on her shot. She hit a few nice mid range jumpers and is big at 6-5. Very fluid athlete, good finisher inside, I'm looking forward to see how she performs against better competition.
-Elizabeth Williams looked great. So active defensively, she is a great shot blocker and rebounder. She looks more motivated than in previous seasons, still didn't show off a great offensive arsenal but I'm guessing she'll be the best defensive post player in the nation.
-Chidom looks much better. Active on the glass, very athletic and finished well inside.
On a team level, Duke was turnover prone but had great ball movement, especially for the first game of the year. Chidom and Williams did a great job of passing the ball. I think Duke will struggle against teams that press. Duke doesn't have many players skilled enough to break the press which could be their achilles heel. Great first game though for Duke.