Coppin State is obviously terrible. What they do worse than anything else is jack up bad 3s—they’re almost always taken by bad shooters and/or contested shots and/or off-the-dribble shots. They’re bad FT shooters and bad 3pt shooters (so just bad shooters), and they still take a ton of difficult 3s. The classic Coach K defense should be ideal in this game.
Duke’s main benefit from playing this awful opponent will be learning more about the roster as 3pt shooters. Coppin State chooses not to defend the arc. This is also their best chance to keep the game close—let Duke experiment and find out whether guys like Roach and Moore are good high volume 3pt shooters.
Their coach is Juan Dixon, who won as many national titles and more ACC Player of the Year awards than his college rival, Jason Williams.