OT. How good is Duke going to be next year?

[UCan3]

Apparently none of you watched the championship high school game Monteverde vs Paul VI.

Cooper is the real deal. Cam like intensity and team first player. Our recruit Abraham did a decent job defending him but I watched that game and thought to myself how great next year would be if we got Flagg.

Well true, I have not seen him play that much.

But it’s hard to argue that there is a chance he comes in a bit of a distraction with the ridiculous amount of attention and fanfare he’s going to get.

We‘ve beaten many teams over the years with players loaded with 4/5 stars.

Cooper made a choice. Hard to watch us win back to back championships and think he made the best decision. But ”it isis what it is? and look forward to seeing Diarra lock him down next year.

 

[Drfla]

One and done has won before with Duke and Kentucky. More often than not it won't get you to a final 4. Buy collect enough 5 stars and it can bring you the ring.

And even tho Jon can't coach at an elite level, the media will drool over him like he is the world's greatest coach.

One and done schools Kentucky and Duke haven’t won anything in going on 10 years. With the advent of the transfer portal and good college teams being older it will be more and more difficult for a team of one and dones to win the championship.

 

[ucp990411]

To answer the original question. Not good enough !

 

[CONN78SEJ]

One and done schools Kentucky and Duke haven’t won anything in going on 10 years. With the advent of the transfer portal and good college teams being older it will be more and more difficult for a team of one and dones to win the championship.

One and done never works. Calhoun, Wooden, Adolf Rupp, Joe B Hall, Coach K, Dean Smith, and now Hurley have proved that. A mix of “two and dones”, grads, and some super frosh, are much more likely to build a lasting dynasty. The Fab Five never won anything, not even a Big Ten championship.

 

[bendm]

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article287659365.htmlA third Duke men’s basketball player enters his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal

Jaylen Blakes transferring. Duke’s roster construction is a joke:
1 PG
6 wings
3 Centers

This isn’t fantasy bball

 

[ucp990411]

Nabonga is the recruit that should have signed with UConn. But maybe he wants to sit and learn for a year or two. This old school way.

Learn from who?

 

[willie99]

Dook is highly regarded in preseason polls? No way, who could have possibly seen that coming?

If it wasn't for UK, Dook would be the biggest disappointment when comparing preseason expectations to post season reality

 

[pj]

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article287659365.htmlA third Duke men’s basketball player enters his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal

Jaylen Blakes transferring. Duke’s roster construction is a joke:
1 PG
6 wings
3 Centers

This isn’t fantasy bball

They'll bring in transfer portal players just like we will. Judge the rosters in July.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Learn from who?

Nabonga is the recruit that should have signed with UConn. But maybe he wants to sit and learn for a year or two. This old school way.

Learn from who?

The players (Maluach and Stewart) who are listed that are ahead of him on the depth chart. Better opportunity for immediate playing time . . . UConn. But maybe he prefers to sit and learn like Singare did this year.

 

[Brochacho]

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article287659365.htmlA third Duke men’s basketball player enters his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal

Jaylen Blakes transferring. Duke’s roster construction is a joke:
1 PG
6 wings
3 Centers

This isn’t fantasy bball

I like this post because not counting Diarra since he’s graduated and has to opt into a 5th year we currently have 1 PG (Nowell), 5 wings (Stewart, Ball, Ross, Apostolos, Abraham) and 3 posts (Karaban, Johnson, Yousseff).

 

[bendm]

I like this post because not counting Diarra since he’s graduated and has to opt into a 5th year we currently have 1 PG (Nowell), 5 wings (Stewart, Ball, Ross, Apostolos, Abraham) and 3 posts (Karaban, Johnson, Yousseff).

I’m including Diarra and I should have said Duke has 6 small forwards but fine defend scheyer if you must

 

[uh-no]

They'll bring in transfer portal players just like we will. Judge the rosters in July.

Duke has terrible with transfers due to the unusually stingy academic requirements specific to transfers to the college of arts and sciences

 

[aceboon]

I think Maluach will struggle in college, at least the first year, he looked very raw last night. I'm interested in how they use Flagg, I've heard they plan on playing him at the 3 and that would be the wrong move. He should be playing PF and honestly a good bit of small ball 5 with the way he's able to play big defensively.

 

[willie99]

Duke has terrible with transfers due to the unusually stingy academic requirements specific to transfers to the college of arts and sciences

Cryie Irving, Mr flat earth, went to Dook

So there's that

 

[TheHorde]

Cryie Irving, Mr flat earth, went to Dook

So there's that

Kyrie Irving didn’t Transfer there did he?

 

[uh-no]

Kyrie Irving didn’t Transfer there did he?

correct. the distinction is that the admissions office is the only people who have a say in freshman matriculation....but the actual college of arts and sciences also has a say in transfers, and are much less likely to bend the rules than, say, the ones at UNC.

 

[Gurleyman]

As much as I hate them, they have the potential to be very good. The one headwind they face is that next year is the last year of COVID seniors and Flagg and the other freshmen will still be 18-19 year olds sometimes battling 22-23 year olds, and not sure that Proctor alone can provide the leadership needed. The Kentucky team that won had a couple veterans (Lamb in particular) that did some of the heavy lifting. All Davis really did in the final was be big and grab rebounds.

I think they’ll be in the top 10 all year on talent, but the tourney could be a different animal. The Zion-Reddish class was even better than this one, and they needed a miracle to beat Tacko Fall in the second round (and lost to Michigan State in the regional final). They’ll have a punchers chance in the tourney, especially if they never run into an older team.

 

[Horatio]

NIT runner up after the coach is fired. Hopefully

 

[MilliniumPrince]

If he doesn't win it next year, his seat will be scorching hot.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Is this a real post

I was lured in by 108 posts and near the top of the list nearly 5 days in.

 

[Horatio]

 

[speckle]

Pretty sure they are returning their whole backcourt besides heroball McCain. Maliq Brown is visiting this weekend (guy I've been trying to talk up here). If they get him, on paper they'll have the best roster in the country. Brown could actually cause some more defections since none of their other big forwards, current or incoming can outplay him. He could even push Flagg to the 3 for the biggest lineup in cbb. Nightmare fuel.

 

[Drame]

Pretty sure they are returning their whole backcourt besides heroball McCain. Maliq Brown is visiting this weekend (guy I've been trying to talk up here). If they get him, on paper they'll have the best roster in the country. Brown could actually cause some more defections since none of their other big forwards, current or incoming can outplay him. He could even push Flagg to the 3 for the biggest lineup in cbb. Nightmare fuel.

I believe they lose Roach too. Theyll be slightly younger and slightly more talented next year. I wouldnt say they have the BEST roster. Theyre too young and their coach doesn't develop them.