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The hype will be huge but what will the lineup look like. I am assuming the starting 5 are all gone from this year. Is K still in on anyone else for next season. It’s awesome having the top 3 coming in but doesn’t that leave Duke a little light at guard and center?
Tre Jones and Reddish should be excellent 3 point shooters. Reddish especially, will look like KD shooting out there.They NEED him to return for the team to be a legit contender in my opinion. They can make the post work well enough with Bolden and Vrank but without another shooter to open up the floor they will struggle. Does anyone know if Duke is still in on any guards or posts for next years class?
I think Duval is a lock, Trent I'm not so sure about, he has been taken off some 2018 mock drafts recently. I'm also not gonna even dream about Carter coming back, that isn't happening.Duval and Trent are not locks to leave, but if they are 1st rounders, they should go. We will have plenty of time in July to sort that out. Tucker would’ve had the inside track and some wide open looks... now he’s sitting out the Fall. One more shooter would really fit nicely. Besides that, we look great on personnel. So happy to have Goldwire on board. He’s the perfect sub.
Goldwire, White and Robinson can hit open looks too in stretch minutes.I think Duval is a lock, Trent I'm not so sure about, he has been taken off some 2018 mock drafts recently. I'm also not gonna even dream about Carter coming back, that isn't happening.
With Trent back, wow. Even without him though, our shooting should be fine, Tre Jones will be solid, and Reddish is a mini-KD, his jumper is so pure. Add in Trent JR and we basically got Steph, Klay, and KD. AOC will provided some great shooting off the bench.
Anyone that thinks there is even a slight chance that Carter is returning needs to immediately take that out of their brain.. He is a lottery pick at this point.
1. We'll be fine lolNext year's things to be questioned:
1- Rebounding. Carter and Bagley are absolute studs on the glass. Bolden would really need to step up and how good of rebounders are Cam and Zion?
2- post defending- again, not to slight Bolden in any way, but he will need help. Is Zion able to defend opposing 4's who will be a good 4-5 inches taller than him?
3- getting all these guys to buy into sharing the ball and playing as a team.
Agree, we’ll have plenty shootersGoldwire, White and Robinson can hit open looks too in stretch minutes.
I don't agree w/ any of this in the slightest. Javin played in a total of 12 games last year. He has played in every game he has dressed for this season, w/ nearly double the minutes per game. Quis has also played in every game he has dressed for w/ significantly more minutes per. They've both more than doubled their points and rebounds per game....Javin and Bolden haven’t developed much over the past two years. Not sure how much better they will be next year. Bolden doesn’t seem to fit the overplay man to man style defense and I think that is why he sits out a lot.
I’m hearing cricketsI'm hearing that Bolden, Javin, Alex, Goldwire, White, and Robinson are transferring.
Who's Kevin?6 6 and 270 is not a small college 4. Look what Folsom has been doing for ND the last 3 years. And, it is not like our 2 and 3 spots are 6'2". They are 6'6" and 6'7". Plenty of size with Kevin and Bolden at the 5. We need Alex and Justin/Vrank to get stronger and Jack to step up a little. Very reasonable developments to expect.
Does Folsom = Colson?Who's Kevin?
I don't agree w/ any of this in the slightest. Javin played in a total of 12 games last year. He has played in every game he has dressed for this season, w/ nearly double the minutes per game. Quis has also played in every game he has dressed for w/ significantly more minutes per. They've both more than doubled their points and rebounds per game.
When you say Quis "sits out a lot," do you mean the 28+ minutes per game he doesn't play or do you mean the 6 games he hasn't played in at all? If the former, okay, but no one is claiming he's a finished product. If the latter, you haven't followed news about his health.
He's been there forever. Does he finally get out of prison this year?Does Folsom = Colson?
lolYes Sister. Guess I am staying in for recess again for bad spelling. Damn, I hate missing out on kickball. And, please guys, dont tell my wife. Bad spelling on message boards etc. Is a huge pet peev of hers. Damn, I dont even know how to spell peev. The others were just bad phone/text skills. I dont know how kids do this.
So,you guys have top 3 recruits and 4 in top 10 and you are worried? Must me nice.Definitely will have to play small. What worries me is the lack of 3 pt shooting and rebounding. Seems pretty glaring with this bunch only 2 or 3 shooters on the whole team and not much size.
I think your'e overreacting a tad. Bolden has shown great signs of improvement. Pretty obvious last year that he wasn't gonna immediately live up to his #1 C ranking (probably will end up being our benefit in the long run). He seems wayyyy more confident when he catches the ball on the block this year, last year all he did was throw up a terrible lefty hook shot that just looked awkward. And he has shown flashes of tenacious defense. Bolden is just in a tough spot, playing behind 2 of the best bigs in the country.Javin had 0 points against Pitt and 4 fouls in 10 minutes of action and against NC State he had 5 fouls and 4 points in 15 minutes of action. To be considered a good to great defensive player you can’t foul at that rate. His offensive skill set is very limited. He is tremendous athlete but isn’t fluid or agile.
Bolden is always injured and his production hasn't come close to his number 1 center ranking. He strengths are altering and blocking shots on defense but he hedges too far out to get rebounds, blocks or alter shots.
Our bench had 2 points yesterday against a bad Pitt team that may lose every game they play in the ACC this year.
To be better next year both Javin and Bolden have to become more consistent and Alex need to gain about 15 to 20 pounds of muscle.
You are citing individual games and high school recruiting rankings. You are factually, statistically incorrect that one or both of them "haven't developed much over the past two years." You're even rounding up to two years and being even more hyperbolic.Javin had 0 points against Pitt and 4 fouls in 10 minutes of action and against NC State he had 5 fouls and 4 points in 15 minutes of action. To be considered a good to great defensive player you can’t foul at that rate. His offensive skill set is very limited. He is tremendous athlete but isn’t fluid or agile.
Bolden is always injured and his production hasn't come close to his number 1 center ranking. He strengths are altering and blocking shots on defense but he hedges too far out to get rebounds, blocks or alter shots.
Our bench had 2 points yesterday against a bad Pitt team that may lose every game they play in the ACC this year.
To be better next year both Javin and Bolden have to become more consistent and Alex need to gain about 15 to 20 pounds of muscle.
7.6 fouls per 40 minutesJavin just needs to calm down on defense. He does a little too much and it gets him in trouble when the refs decide to call the game aggressively. But he's 1000% every time he hits the floor. Can't knock him for that