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hart2chesson said:

All above are legit concerns from three of our best posters. We've got really talented individuals,and Jon is going to need a viable plan for proper chemistry and PT distribution.

Duke has never used a Leonard Hamilton approach (I AM GLAD) of a 5pm rush hour at the scorers table. He's pretty much followed the K approach to this point.

Will a Kneupper/Harris be happy with a token first half appearance, and 2nd half splinters? I think NOT. These are really good players.(I am merely using these two,as someone will get the pine.)

I will say however, I truly think a legit 3rd guard was needed, and I will be happy to see James in the TRUE BLUE and WHITE. John must develop a fairly harmonious rotation though.Can it be done??

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Agreed. I think all of the above posts on the concerns over how Jon uses the bench are legit.

The interesting thing is that the first two decades at Duke, Coach K used a deeper bench than he did the last two decades. For example, the 88-89 season saw 8 players average 15+ minutes game and the 9th, Brian Davis, averaged 8.4 minutes per game for the season. Same in the 98-99 season.

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pisgah101 said:

Any news on the commit?

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Will happen anytime

I'd say we'll hear something soon. There were several Crystal Ball pickups after the weekend visit, and it sounds like a done deal.

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Rutgers center chooses Alabama.

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Our friend Dave is having an absolute meltdown over it lmaoooo

Any news on the commit?

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Mac9192 said:

I just find it hard to believe Jon will be able to juggle all this talent, and keep everyone happy. If you think it can happen, you haven't been a fan for long.

But then again, college sports are upside down. Maybe there's a first time for everything.

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sheyduke said:

I just think it’s going to be hard to keep Knup and Harris on the bench . Yes, they will probably be last off the bench but they will get minutes .

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pisgah101 said:

A 4 year starter from Tulane is going to transfer for year 5 at Duke and be ok sitting on the bench ?

If he comes and accepts that role that’s awesome I hope he does but it doesn’t make sense to me

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All above are legit concerns from three of our best posters. We've got really talented individuals,and Jon is going to need a viable plan for proper chemistry and PT distribution.

Duke has never used a Leonard Hamilton approach (I AM GLAD) of a 5pm rush hour at the scorers table. He's pretty much followed the K approach to this point.

Will a Kneupper/Harris be happy with a token first half appearance, and 2nd half splinters? I think NOT. These are really good players.(I am merely using these two,as someone will get the pine.)

I will say however, I truly think a legit 3rd guard was needed, and I will be happy to see James in the TRUE BLUE and WHITE. John must develop a fairly harmonious rotation though.Can it be done??

OFC

ConorONeill said:

Recap of today's doubleheader sweep of Longwood.

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Thanks, Conor.

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 38 points, 16 rebounds and Wendell Carter, Jr. added 13 and seven rebounds in a 106-94 loss to Cleveland. Banchero and Carter combined to go 5-of-10 from 3 in the loss.

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Jjallen said:

I’ve been thinking about this and wanted to get someone’s thoughts. Flagg is getting a lot of hype. Do yall foresee the media villainizing Flagg? I thought flip might get that treatment but did not.

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I kind of doubt it. Flagg seems to be well liked. And doesn’t appear to have that in your face mentality like JJ did. Plus it usually grows over time and great players aren’t staying at Duke long enough to be hated. As it is, people will see Flagg once - twice if they see him in the tourney - not 4 times plus the ACCT like they did JJ.

Also feels like a different culture in sports and CBB. Fans in general are softer. The offense police are always on the prowl. Used to be Duke fans just crushed opponents. Duke and Maryland. Of course with so many players in the portal every year, every team except a few look entirely different every year. I don’t know half the players at the start of the year each year.

Except for the few that know they can’t handle the NBA so make a career out of playing at UNC. 😉

Surprised to see so many guys bailing on Coach L. UM does have NIL money. And they are a competitive team.

Hammertime57 said:

Breaking: Baylor MBB Secures All-ACC Forward Norchad Omier from Miami in Transfer Portal

Head coach Scott Drew and Baylor have landed their second transfer portal commitment of the cycle, this time in the form of rising senior forward Norchad Omier from Miami.

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Love seeing good players on rivals go to another conference. Loved it when Bama nabbed that kid that UNC was in on!

christophero said:

If we get the Tulane guy, and hints are suggesting we did(Duke IG just followed him, a good sign), we have a complete team that has as good a shot as anyone. Experienced tough transfers in the frontcourt, wing and backcourt. Plus talented freshman. (I like freshman I just think they are hit and miss) Jon will have made some hard choices and assembled a team without a glaring hole. Only challenge is fitting those pieces together, but Proctor can help with that.

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Yea. For sure. Sion is exactly what Duke needs. Fifth year senior. 6’6, 220. Can shoot the 3. Rebound. And will bring that mature physicality Duke has not had.

Many of the losses the past two seasons have been to older teams with physicality who just beat us down.

We have good depth. Now we just need Jon to work these kids hard to get them strong and then to play 8-9 deep in some real, competitive games and get them acclimated so we have depth beyond 6-7 players.

Unfortunately, I don’t think it is. I am not sure he’s pitching again until this time next year. Shame too because he was going to win cy. I also don’t see them trading for anyone better than what we have in farm. Lookout for aj smith shawver or potentially Owen Murphy to be in the rotation before the end of the year. Not going to matter though unless the bats wake up. Can’t ask these starters to do anything more.

Them pricks are gonna be tough to beat this year. I don’t take anything from it though. They will probably flame out late in the year like all the teams that try to buy the World Series . Everybody knows we’re not at full strength. I’d rather bark late. Call me crazy and I don’t know if it’s possible, but Strider will be on the playoff roster.

Sion James looks like a jacked AJ Griffin

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