Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2012 11:01:01 GMT -5
this is the duke blue devils discussion thread to talk about once the season progresses. me and steeldevil are the only duke fans on here i believe
NO NORTH CAROLINA FANS ALLOWED
lol. jk. but seriously, no north carolina fans allowed (enter at your own risk)
let me review the season
last year duke had one of the most disappointing years ive witnessed. after going 27-6 all year, they go one and done in the march madness tournament to #15 lehigh. 1 years ago, they made the sweet 16 but lost to arizona that round. 2 years ago, we all know duke won the whole thing. so things have went down a bit. this year things are looking up though
NEW ADDITIONS:
F: rasheed sulaimon
G: alex murphy, amile jefferson, and marshall plumlee
adding sulaimon is a big addition to the team, and was one of the top recruits as well. murphy is another big addition to the team as well who will likely start. jefferson and plumlee wont have to start yet and will go as bench depth for now
KEY LOSSES:
austin rivers, miles plumlee, andre dawkins
rivers left early for the NBC draft and was drafted in the top 10 to the new orleans hornets. shockingly, plumlee was drafted in the 1st round also by the indiana pacers. dawkins is redshirting this season due to personal reasons
LIKELY STARTERS:
G: quinn cook
G: seth curry
F: alex murphy
F: ryan kelly
F: mason plumlee
BACKUPS
G: rashard sulaimon and tyler thorton
F: josh hairston, amile jefferson, marshall plumlee, and todd zafirovski
a top 100 list on cbssports has listed mason plumlee, rashard sulaimon and seth curry on the list. mason plumlee is the best player on the team by far right now and is ranked a 1st round pick in most NBA mock drafts
mason plumlee, curry, and kelly are no brainers to start. i honestly would of liked to see sulaimon start over cook. cook has the more experience so he gets the nod for now, but i see sulaimon pushing for his spot soon. thorton will likely be in the mix to push for more playing time with the other 3 at G
at F murphy is the best choice to start at the 3rd F right now, but i expect hariston to get some equal playing time with him since he has more experience. jefferson and plumlee will get there action in every now and then as well. zafirovski is at the bottom of the totem poll since hes only played 10 games in his 2 years with due
SEPARATING THE CHALLENGES IN CATEGORIES
EASY TEAMS: georgia state, florida gulf coast, delaware, cornell, elon, santa clair, wake forest(x2), clemson, georgia tech, boston college(x2), virginia tech(x2), and virginia
POSSIBLE CHALLENGES: maryland(x2) and temple
DONT OVERLOOK THESE GUYS: minnesota, miami(FL)(x2), and davidson
BIG DOGS: kentucky, ohio state, n.c state(x2), north carolina(x2), florida state(x2)
DUKES SCHEDULE(will update as i go)
Nov 9 Georgia St. 7:00 PM ESPNU
Nov 13 vs. Kentucky 9:30 PM ESPN
Nov 18 Florida Gulf Coast 8:00 PM ESPNU
Nov 22 vs. Minnesota 3:30 PM
Nov 28 Ohio St. 9:30 PM ESPN
Dec 1 Delaware 2:00 PM
Dec 8 vs. Temple 3:15 PM ESPN
Dec 19 Cornell 7:00 PM ESPNU
Dec 20 Elon 7:00 PM ESPNU
Dec 29 Santa Clara 12:00 PM ESPN2
Jan 2 @davidson 7:00 PM ESPN2
Jan 5 Wake Forest 12:00 PM ESPNU
Jan 8 Clemson 7:00 PM ESPNU
Jan 12 @n.C. State 12:00 PM ESPN
Jan 17 Georgia Tech 9:00 PM ESPN
Jan 23 @miami (Fla.) 7:00 PM ESPN
Jan 26 Maryland 1:00 PM CBS
Jan 30 @wake Forest 8:00 PM
Feb 2 @florida St. 2:00 PM ESPN
Feb 7 N.C. State 9:00 PM
Feb 10 @boston College 6:00 PM ESPNU
Feb 13 North Carolina 9:00 PM ESPN
Feb 16 @maryland 6:00 PM ESPN
Feb 21 @virginia Tech 9:00 PM ESPN
Feb 24 Boston College 2:00 PM
Feb 28 @virginia 9:00 PM ESPN
Mar 2 Miami (Fla.) 6:00 PM ESPN
Mar 5 Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ESPNU
Mar 9 @north Carolina 9:00 PM ESPN
duke also could possibly play louisville, northern iowa, missouri, stanford, memphis and vcu as well
REGULAR SEASON PREDICTION: 25-5 (2-1 in the battle 4 atlantis tourney, 2-1 in the acc tourney, 2-1 in the ncaa tourney)
FINAL PREDICTION 30-8
duke is ranked #8 right now so the expectations i think need to be at least a #2 seed. #1 seed needs to be the goal. no worse than a #4 seed for this team is what i want. i think we go at least to the sweet 16 and if we face a #1 seed, we lose
(steeldevil please share your thoughts if you want to)
first game is this coming friday on ESPNU. dont miss it
NO NORTH CAROLINA FANS ALLOWED
lol. jk. but seriously, no north carolina fans allowed (enter at your own risk)
let me review the season
last year duke had one of the most disappointing years ive witnessed. after going 27-6 all year, they go one and done in the march madness tournament to #15 lehigh. 1 years ago, they made the sweet 16 but lost to arizona that round. 2 years ago, we all know duke won the whole thing. so things have went down a bit. this year things are looking up though
NEW ADDITIONS:
F: rasheed sulaimon
G: alex murphy, amile jefferson, and marshall plumlee
adding sulaimon is a big addition to the team, and was one of the top recruits as well. murphy is another big addition to the team as well who will likely start. jefferson and plumlee wont have to start yet and will go as bench depth for now
KEY LOSSES:
austin rivers, miles plumlee, andre dawkins
rivers left early for the NBC draft and was drafted in the top 10 to the new orleans hornets. shockingly, plumlee was drafted in the 1st round also by the indiana pacers. dawkins is redshirting this season due to personal reasons
LIKELY STARTERS:
G: quinn cook
G: seth curry
F: alex murphy
F: ryan kelly
F: mason plumlee
BACKUPS
G: rashard sulaimon and tyler thorton
F: josh hairston, amile jefferson, marshall plumlee, and todd zafirovski
a top 100 list on cbssports has listed mason plumlee, rashard sulaimon and seth curry on the list. mason plumlee is the best player on the team by far right now and is ranked a 1st round pick in most NBA mock drafts
mason plumlee, curry, and kelly are no brainers to start. i honestly would of liked to see sulaimon start over cook. cook has the more experience so he gets the nod for now, but i see sulaimon pushing for his spot soon. thorton will likely be in the mix to push for more playing time with the other 3 at G
at F murphy is the best choice to start at the 3rd F right now, but i expect hariston to get some equal playing time with him since he has more experience. jefferson and plumlee will get there action in every now and then as well. zafirovski is at the bottom of the totem poll since hes only played 10 games in his 2 years with due
SEPARATING THE CHALLENGES IN CATEGORIES
EASY TEAMS: georgia state, florida gulf coast, delaware, cornell, elon, santa clair, wake forest(x2), clemson, georgia tech, boston college(x2), virginia tech(x2), and virginia
POSSIBLE CHALLENGES: maryland(x2) and temple
DONT OVERLOOK THESE GUYS: minnesota, miami(FL)(x2), and davidson
BIG DOGS: kentucky, ohio state, n.c state(x2), north carolina(x2), florida state(x2)
DUKES SCHEDULE(will update as i go)
Nov 9 Georgia St. 7:00 PM ESPNU
Nov 13 vs. Kentucky 9:30 PM ESPN
Nov 18 Florida Gulf Coast 8:00 PM ESPNU
Nov 22 vs. Minnesota 3:30 PM
Nov 28 Ohio St. 9:30 PM ESPN
Dec 1 Delaware 2:00 PM
Dec 8 vs. Temple 3:15 PM ESPN
Dec 19 Cornell 7:00 PM ESPNU
Dec 20 Elon 7:00 PM ESPNU
Dec 29 Santa Clara 12:00 PM ESPN2
Jan 2 @davidson 7:00 PM ESPN2
Jan 5 Wake Forest 12:00 PM ESPNU
Jan 8 Clemson 7:00 PM ESPNU
Jan 12 @n.C. State 12:00 PM ESPN
Jan 17 Georgia Tech 9:00 PM ESPN
Jan 23 @miami (Fla.) 7:00 PM ESPN
Jan 26 Maryland 1:00 PM CBS
Jan 30 @wake Forest 8:00 PM
Feb 2 @florida St. 2:00 PM ESPN
Feb 7 N.C. State 9:00 PM
Feb 10 @boston College 6:00 PM ESPNU
Feb 13 North Carolina 9:00 PM ESPN
Feb 16 @maryland 6:00 PM ESPN
Feb 21 @virginia Tech 9:00 PM ESPN
Feb 24 Boston College 2:00 PM
Feb 28 @virginia 9:00 PM ESPN
Mar 2 Miami (Fla.) 6:00 PM ESPN
Mar 5 Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ESPNU
Mar 9 @north Carolina 9:00 PM ESPN
duke also could possibly play louisville, northern iowa, missouri, stanford, memphis and vcu as well
REGULAR SEASON PREDICTION: 25-5 (2-1 in the battle 4 atlantis tourney, 2-1 in the acc tourney, 2-1 in the ncaa tourney)
FINAL PREDICTION 30-8
duke is ranked #8 right now so the expectations i think need to be at least a #2 seed. #1 seed needs to be the goal. no worse than a #4 seed for this team is what i want. i think we go at least to the sweet 16 and if we face a #1 seed, we lose
(steeldevil please share your thoughts if you want to)
first game is this coming friday on ESPNU. dont miss it