Player Dariq Whitehead

[Dukenation12]

 

[Dukenation12]

Dariq Whitehead takes another step toward debut

It sounds unlikely that Duke basketball small forward Dariq Whitehead will suit up for the No. 7 Blue Devils' Champions Classic matchup against No. 6 Kansas in

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[Slap the Floor]

Feels like Bellarmine is the tune-up game for him before a vital stretch in the Phil Knight tournament, Ohio State, Boston College, and Iowa.

 

[childress22]

Allegedly will be back tonight after all.

 

[rome8180]

Not terrible. But that "dribble one step inside the 3pt line and take a contested jumper shit' has to stop. I don't care if he did make two of them. I would literally kick someone off my team for that.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

Yeah, they gonna chew his ass out about that shit in the video session.

I said this in chat, but all in all I was pleased given the circumstances. He had two grown man rebounds in the first half where you could tell he has a different level than most dudes have. The spin to the basket in the second half was a great move that he was fouled on but wasn’t called.

 

[rome8180]

Yeah, and he had some really nice defensive plays too. He's going to lead the team in steals, imo.

 

[2001Dukechamps]

As already mentioned, he had two emphatic rebounds in traffic that immediately illustrated a NBA-ready physicality. When he eventually gets in game shape, it's obvious that he'll be a primary option to score in isolation when needed in a high-leverage situation.

You can tell he has a similar uber-confidence in his skillset as scorer that Paolo had.

 

[rome8180]

Scheyer on Whitehead - "I thought he got a little tired and started settling a little bit. He's a really tough matchup when he's attacking the rim, passing, and playmaking from there."


Translation: don't take 20 footers.

 

[deepdarkblue]

I thought Whitey looked good, relative to my expectations.

 

[Pantone287]

:(

 

[DukeNukem05]

:(

He could be taking exams. Isn’t that around now?

 

[best4heisman]

Took Scheyer one month to utterly destroy the confidence of our most talented player.

 

[Dukenation12]

You could feel the second guessing on that breakaway layup he had last game. Normally Riq would’ve taken off from 5 feet out and slammed it home with authority!

 

[rome8180]

Hopefully he second guesses whether he's ready to enter the NBA draft at the end of the season.

 

[rome8180]

In all seriousness, I don't look at this as a bad thing. I like that he's self aware about what's going on, and isn't blaming the staff or something.

 

[childress22]

The last three weeks seemed to really help him conditioning/feel-wise, despite the illness in the middle. Today he looked like the kind of player I thought we'd get -- active on D, wiry, a tall guard. His playmaking, dribbling, and shooting will all be big for us, especially given Roach's and Proctor's offensive struggles.

 

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