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ESPN mock draft has Kon at 17. Sion and Foster are mid second rounders. Cooper and Mal lottery. Proctor late first round.
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CBS mock draft has Flag at one, Mal at Five , Foster at 14, Evans at 16 and Knup at 30.
Yahoo’s only has Flag 1, Evans at 16 , Mal at 19 and Knup at 24.
These mean nothing at the moment . They had Flip, Proctor, McCain, Mitchell all listed in the first round last year with Foster early second .
Yahoo’s only has Flag 1, Evans at 16 , Mal at 19 and Knup at 24.
These mean nothing at the moment . They had Flip, Proctor, McCain, Mitchell all listed in the first round last year with Foster early second .
PREACH... The season can change that mock quickly. The NIL and COVID/Extra Year has put me in a place of Reality. How a player performs in real - time will determine draft status for 'most'. Politics and Potential will play a role, but for most Reality makes the draft happen. Terrance Shannon Jr. had a rough course this year, but once he was found 'not guilty' Minny knew he was a fit and a steal.
Exactly. If Knup goes first round and Evans then Duke straight dominated college basketball this up coming season . What’s even more funny at the moment is if two freshman get drafted before two upperclassmen then Duke’s season don’t go as planned.
I see this said a lot on Duke message boards (if this guy is a lottery pick/first round) we will have a special season) and I don't agree at all. All it means is that a guy is attractive to NBA scouts, and they love potential and upside. Kentucky had two top 10 picks and lost in the opening round. Colorado had 2 top 20 picks.
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Yes but we’re talking about two guys who aren’t even projected to start and in order to attract NBA scouts you have to be seen on the floor . Especially if you’re going over two upperclassmen, one who has always been projected first round and another who is a possible first round .
Kentucky also had one go undrafted and a projected lottery to late first round pick never even attempt the draft . Kinda explains their season .
Realistic expectations for Duke's 2024 transfers: Roles for Maliq Brown, Sion James, Mason Gillis
Jon Scheyer and Duke desperately needed veteran role players to upgrade a supporting cast that will look far different in 2024-25
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Could not agree more. Check out Duke's rosters in 2002 (JWill, Boozer, Dunleavy, Duhon, D, Jones), 2011 (Irving, Smith, Singler, Plumlee, Plumlee, Kelly), 2017 (Tatum, Allen, Kennard, Jefferson, Jackson, Giles). None of them made it past the Sweet Sixteen. Injuries, bad matchups, bad officiating, bad luck. No sure things in college basketball.
That 2002 team was unbelievable. #1 Ken Pom offense AND defense, only time that’s ever happened.
I’ll never rewatch the Sweet16 loss to Indiana (would hurt too much) but I know we had a big lead and got tight, there was a lot of bad officiating and Boozer got fouled at the end after rebounding JWills missed FT. That team should have won the title, just like the 2004 team.
As good as that 2002 team was I think they really missed Battier.
Missed FTS by Williams and Indiana did a great job bringing Boozer away from the basket defensively with their star player #1 which I can’t recall his name ATM, and Boozer couldn’t guard him.
Drove right by him to the basket over and over. 😬
ETA: Jared Jeffries
Drove right by him to the basket over and over. 😬
ETA: Jared Jeffries
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In some respects the 2002 loss to IU was the worst in Duke NCAAT history. Jeffries was their only future NBA player, while Duke had six. Duke had a 20-or-so point lead in the first half and Indiana simply out hustled and outworked Duke for the rest of the game. And it pains me to write that. IU out rebounded Duke 46-29. Jeff Newton came off the bench and had 10 rebounds in 25 minutes. Boozer had nine in 35 minutes. Dunleavy had six rebounds in 35 minutes and he was a 4 that season. Dunleavy had five turnovers, JWill four.
Yes, the refs missed Jeffries' foul at the end. But it should never have come to that.
Coach K only went 7 deep. Casey, Matt and Nick did not play enough minutes. Yes, we only lost by 1, but if Boozer got in foul trouble Matt and Casey should've been ready. Nick was a stretch 4. He could've provided mismatches if you moved Jones/Mike D to the 3.
Great Points. Duke never should've gotten out - hustled or out - rebounded. This is was one time Coach K did not stretch the bench.
I’m going off my memory, or what I think happened anyway, so I may be mistaken. I think Indiana only made a couple 3’s that game. Also we had foul trouble, yet stayed in the man to man, which Jeffries sliced us up.
K lived and died back in the day with his style. Worked out most of the time, but that was one of those games where he might could have thrown a wrinkle at them.
Easy for me to suggest from my recliner.
K lived and died back in the day with his style. Worked out most of the time, but that was one of those games where he might could have thrown a wrinkle at them.
Easy for me to suggest from my recliner.
IU was 2 for 10 from beyond the arc, Duke 9 for 24. Jeffries had 24 points and 15 rebounds, but only shot 9 for 21 from the field. NPOY Jason Williams was 6 for 19 from the field.
Other than the rebounding stats already cited the biggest indicator of a Duke defeat came from the foul line; Duke was 10 of 19, Indiana 20 of 31. Jones fouled out, while Dun, Dunleavy and Sanders ended with four fouls, Sanders in six minutes, Dane Fife and Tom Coverdale had four fouls for the Hoosiers but nobody else had more than two. Indiana's bench played 61 minutes, Duke's 31. Even had Williams made that final foul shot and sent the game into overtime, it's hard to see how Duke could have prevailed.
Other than the rebounding stats already cited the biggest indicator of a Duke defeat came from the foul line; Duke was 10 of 19, Indiana 20 of 31. Jones fouled out, while Dun, Dunleavy and Sanders ended with four fouls, Sanders in six minutes, Dane Fife and Tom Coverdale had four fouls for the Hoosiers but nobody else had more than two. Indiana's bench played 61 minutes, Duke's 31. Even had Williams made that final foul shot and sent the game into overtime, it's hard to see how Duke could have prevailed.
