Powers ain’t going nowhere
Roach should've done better on Saturday, but there is a strong possibility he has reached his ceiling.
Then every team is going to pack the lane. You put MM with Flagg and Maluach out on the court and spacing is absolutely ruined and shooting takes a major hit
I agree Roach has probably reached his ceiling and I can't see Mitchell coming back with less playing time
That's it right there. We are celebrating top ranked classes, but getting beat by grown men 21 years or older, that were probably 2 and 3 star recruits.
That's correct, he's a natural sf/wf mismatch. Here's your problem. That means he will need to either develop a 3pt shot or the pf is a stretch 4 that did what Flip did freshman year.
Do you really want to see Duke be a 5 out team? Again, against 'grown men' we will get bullied and exit the tournament in the Sweet Sixteen.
How ? Flagg can shoot nothing says he’s got to go to the lane every time . Why would teams pack the lane . You still have to adjust for our pg and sg options .
Have you not saw Flagg or Mal shoot ? Not to mention the shooting guard is going to be anywhere from 6’5” to 6’9” depending on who it is ( Evans, Knup, Power, Schutt) and Foster can shoot as well.
Shey, I'm not here to argue their shooting in HS. I'm saying the college game is an adjustment. McCain has impressed many with his shooting, but at what expense as an entire team. I would trade one our perimeter players and their shooting to allow Flip to be a pg and have a 30 minute post player this year.
When I see Cooper, I think of Brandon Ingram. That's great. A huge need for Duke is veteran BIG and experienced guard.
Cooper is way ahead of Ingram coming into college . Evans is the one everyone is linking to Ingram .
I mentioned this in another thread but think about the size and athleticism Duke could put on the floor in its starting core .
I saw him play tabor a week ago, his team just beat Myers Part who is 4th in the country. He has a very nice 3pt jumper and isn’t afraid to shoot but needs to put weight on. Hopefully not all of our guards leave, saw on Twitter someone was in Trilly Donovan’s discord and someone mentioned Foster leaving so who knows.
No idea, I’ll be the first to say I’m not someone with sources lol. Just what I read about Trillys discord
This is correct. He’s back unless some how Proctor decides to return. But we won’t know any of this until well after the season. So the rumors are nothing but unsubstantiated hypothesis at this juncture. Which is fine, but don’t read too much into them until the season is over.
The staff must be careful they do not implement the UK style of recruiting. You're forcing players to go pro or transfer because of the next incoming class.
In principal yes. But with the portal the way it is, there is zero guarantee that anyone stays. So you have to prepare the best you possibly can. Just think over the last three years. Got lucky we convinced Roach to come back for his junior year and had to replace the rest of the roster. Last year we got three sophs back, two could have left. Roach returned. Whiffed at a portal 5 for various reasons we’ve discussed. Got lucky no one transferred. Two guys got redshirted, could have multiple transfers next year. Etc.
Foster wants to be the starting PG. I’d think he still would be but also Proctor in this scenario is trying to play point too even though he can play off the ball. So who knows. Rumors will swirl until things happen, that’s the nature of the beast in college sports now.
@Mac9192 your heartfelt thoughts I respect so much sir. Considering the super class incoming, and possible a few
Good points Hart. It's too early to know who is leaving and who's staying, but I'd venture to say we lose our starting five. A legitimate question that we will find out soon: have Stewart and Power (and Reeves) accepted how this season has gone, enough so that they decide to stay knowing that SIX highly rated kids are coming in?
