[College Sports News]

Head coach Kelvin Sampson sat down to talk with the media on Wednesday, Nov. 22, about his preparations for the upcoming game against Duke. He was joined by juniors D.J. White and Lance Stemler.

On playing on the road:
I think before you can be a good road team you have to have a foundation of how it is you want to play. That's the thing that we're still searching for, is something that we can say "This is who we are. Every game this is what we're going to be." There have been flashes that we're pretty good at different things, but there hasn't been one common thread in any of the games we play. We have some guys who can make 3's. D.J. is playing better and better. There's not an area that I can say is our strength right now. That's kind of where we are after four games, we don't have a strength. Duke has a lot of newer guys in their program, but so do we. We're both looking for our strength. That's why early in the season so many teams are inconsistent, but that will come with time.

On preparing the team for Cameron Indoor Stadium:
I don't know how you prepare for that. It's like coming in here. There's a reason why Indiana's home record is what it is. Great programs' home courts are supposed to be tough to win on. We've all seen hundreds of games at Duke. How many times have you seen the home team lose? That's why they have a great program. It's why it's a great opportunity. We want to go into this game and play good. We want our team to play good. I want our teams to play confident and enjoy the moment. It's a great opportunity. There's nothing to be afraid of. What's the worst thing that can happen? This will help us as we prepare. I know how tough road league games are. My teams have played at Purdue, we've played at Michigan State. There are a lot of tough places to play in this league. This is a great time to be playing good for us. Coming off the schedule we've played, we'll go see if we can't get better.

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