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So Kyrie wants to be traded because the Nets, to their credit, don’t want to give him an extension. I hate saying this about one of our own, but he is one the most self-centered selfish professional athletes I can remember. He signs contracts for mega bucks, then finds every reason not to fulfill them. Unbelievable sense of entitlement. Tragically, one of the most gifted players ever. Durant has been careful not to publicly throw him under the bus, but he must be frosted.

Preview story for tomorrow night's game is free to read.

As is this story on Jon Scheyer.

What a game. Not mistake free but well-played whistle to buzzer.

Do we have any updates?

GTHC GTH! Watching coach Scheyer out-coach Hubey was just phenomenal!



Also, GTHC GTH!

I remember when Jaden Schutt was being recruited that his body type, speed, shooting ability and passing reminded me of John Scheyer all those years ago. I have seen nothing that makes that comparison less viable.

Is the gap between Scheyer and Schutt ball handling ability? That is the only reason I can think of that would confine Schutt to the bench even when the crying need is outside scoring, especially after the first 13 shots were missed. What am I missing?

Obviously, the Schutt / Scheyer comparision is not original with me:

The idea of playing Schutt more is not original with me either:

If there's already a thread on this, please feel free to delete/merge this one.

Latest from ESPN has Kyle at 13, Dariq at 21, and Dereck at 27. Draft Express has this to say about each:

• Kyle: Size A, Versatility A, Shooting B-, Defense B, Consistency B-. Described as a stat sheet stuffer unlike any freshman in college basketball history, he needs to improve his 3-pt shooting, but given his free throw percentage (77%) and good form, that's expected to improve.
• Dariq - no specific breakout but focus is on his shooting (39.7% from 2 pt range, worst of any top 100 prospect), inability to shake defenders, and lack of explosiveness. NBA case for him is 3-and-D potential.
• Dereck: Size/Reach A+, Defense A, Finishing A-, Strength C-, and Productivity C-. They make the case for him to return to Duke but expect him to be drafted based on his measurables and defensive versatility.

Of these 3, I'm most intrigued by the chance of Dereck coming back. While that's unlikely, the potential to realistically improve on his weaknesses could make the case for a Mark Williams type of improvement in his Sophomore year. While still unlikely, a sizable NIL might make this an interesting decision for Dereck.

Alright.. this game we can discuss a little extra I think.. I will do a Gameday thread Saturday(or late Friday don’t want to take the risk of getting that one up late) but let’s discuss some, not predictions or anything but keys to the game, favorite duke Carolina memories, if you’ve attended a game in the past tell us about that experience…. If you live in NC share the pain of losing and going to school/work the next day 😆

Lawson said during her recent presser that the players told the assistants and they confronted the table at FSU who refused to change the ball but the head official did. The ACC would not let her appeal the game. If this were a Men’s game the ACC would be in an uproar.

Well, Duke managed to hold on to the game. We really should have won by double digits.
Dereck Lively II getting into foul trouble really gave Wake their best chance.
I saw several complaints in the game thread about Dereck being on the bench. I do not think they realized that he was sitting with 4 fouls. Sure he could have gotten in, but I think Scheyer was saving him for emergency purposes. Plus Young was giving us some smart minutes.

His absence really showed on the glass in the second half as our dominance in rebounding really suffered.

After having an absolute beast of a first half, Roach almost disappeared in the second.
I like to watch the stats in five minute increments. Last game we had good balance in every five minute segment. This game we slipped into some scoring droughts. For about 30 minutes of the 40 we did look good. Nice even scoring, good ball movement, etc.

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Back to Cameron we go to take on the demon deacons from Winston Salem. Game is scheduled for a 7pm tip on espn. At time of writing duke is an 8 point fav.

Important game for both teams as we need to build off of the GT win and can’t afford to lose any games at home. Wake after a great start has lost 3 straight and I’m sure a win in Cameron and season sweep of duke would make their season.

I think we build on Saturday and get some revenge

Duke-75
Wake-60




Sorry for the delay of thread I had to run around with some clients all morning and just got free!

What’s you’re favorite?

Preview for tomorrow night, focusing a bit on Dereck Lively II.

Programming: I'll be there with full coverage.

Predictions:

WF is going to come out and play with its hair on fire after back-to-back 2-point losses (Duke has to be ready to handle that).

Duke is going to get big defensive minutes out of Jaylen Blakes, on either Appleby or Hildreth.

Dereck Lively II hits another 3, but as we're coming to expect, makes a bigger impact on defense and rebounding.

Additionally, here's what Scheyer said about Dariq Whitehead today:

"He had a really good day yesterday on the court, but he's not quite there yet. I'm going to get an update here this morning but if he can't practice, he's not going to play. We'll make that determination here in a little bit."

I'll do my best to figure out if he practiced today or not.

The way he acted it looked like Achilles issue

Let, here it. I miss the gif of ole Roy riding a donkey

5 of Duke’s 8 games in January are on the road. We will LEARN a lot about the Blue Devils in the month of January. It’s time to Grow Up Blue Devils.

1/4 @ NC State (tough place to play)
1/7 @ Boston College
1/11 vs Pitt (Scheyer vs Capel)
1/14 @ Clemson (tough place to play)
1/21 vs Miami (will be a tough game, Miami is Good and they have a solid coach)
1/23 @ Virginia Tech (tough place to play and they are well coached!)
1/28 @ Georgia Tech
1/31 vs Wake Forest (already beat Duke once this season)

I will be satisfied if Duke finishes with a 5-3 record in the month of January, Happy if Duke finishes with a 6-2 record, and ECSTATIC if Duke finishes with a 7-1 or 8-0 record in the month of January.

How do the rest of you see The Blue Devils performing in January?

As a message board, we have been very pleased with the top tier HS studs coming to Duke. Regardless if they were one and done or stayed awhile the results have been good. Does Duke continue to prioritize the top 25 players or look for players that may stay a while. Do Duke prioritize two to three top tier transfers that can produce immediately?

This season has been an eye - opening reality.

It is not as bad as it appears considering all the elements involved. Every year the first true road game Duke plays poorly because it usually comes right around the 10 day break during exams. I often wondered why the scheduling works out that way. The Clemson loss was a bit puzzling being Duke out played them most of the game, but ended up with five true freshman on the court in the closing minutes without Roach. VT caught on fire hitting threes in the first half and more than questionable officiating in the second half. NC State played out of their minds and Duke was not prepared to counter attack at all. This is the one that is most alarming of all the road losses considering most of the other games could have gone either way.
There is not a Zion or PB on this years team even though Flip is coming into his own lately the Freshman class has under performed.
Usually, about this time of the year the Freshman are not Freshman any more so let’s hope that translates to wins on the court

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