ALL I wanted to say is, I don't think getting Bagley to Duke hurts in anyway. If anything it helps.
I agree that it helps this year. I'm just not sure that it helps enough to be worth the tradeoff in Javin and Vrank's development. I don't believe we win the title even with Bagley. And I believe Javin and Vrank will mean much more to the program in the long run. Also, if Javin transfers as a result, then we've lost two years of a guy who will likely be a very solid upperclassman.
The obvious solution is for us to land Bagley AND have K play his depth, but we all know that won't happen.
It is extremely frustrating that it won't happen. Assuming we play fast, which the Duke social media has alluded to, we are going to need to use our bench a little bit more. DeLaurier should be a very ideal big man off of the bench. Can run the floor, athletic, can rebound, defend, throw down impressive lobs passed from half-court, etc. DeLaurier should be able to get enough minutes next season where he thinks "I'm contributing to the team, my hard work is being rewarded with minutes. I'm not starting or playing 20mpg, but, I can see that if I keep working my tail off I'll really be a big factor minutes wise as a junior and senior". Most coaches are capable of doing this, I don't understand why Coach K is not. I refuse to believe DeLaurier can't get 10-15mpg on next season's roster, in ACC play.
I don't care about Bolden since it seems he's either going to declare for the NBA or transfer. But DeLaurier should be a very important cog in the wheel in 2018-19.