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Duke is being given the 8th best odds to win the title by most sportsbooks, so this season shouldn’t be disregarded to serve as experience for next season. There’s no juggernaut, not even a faux-juggernaut like Gonzaga for the past several years. The three best players in the country probably won’t play a single clutch minute in the NBA (Oscar T., RJ Davis and Pete Nance).
Filipowski being a runaway advanced stats NPOY would be a good thing overall. Gives Duke a real chance to start Scheyer’s tenure with a national title, as long as he can get some legitimate offensive help from somewhere, whether it’s Proctor being top 10 worthy or Roach not being terrible all season or Whitehead being as expected. There’s always the chance at Duke that a bad freshman still leaves to follow Keels and Duval’s path, anyway. These guys can’t be trusted to do what’s best for themselves.
Filipowski being a runaway advanced stats NPOY would be a good thing overall. Gives Duke a real chance to start Scheyer’s tenure with a national title, as long as he can get some legitimate offensive help from somewhere, whether it’s Proctor being top 10 worthy or Roach not being terrible all season or Whitehead being as expected. There’s always the chance at Duke that a bad freshman still leaves to follow Keels and Duval’s path, anyway. These guys can’t be trusted to do what’s best for themselves.