Duke Basketball 2019-2020

[battierfan31]

Next year is 2006-07 all over again. Just prepare yourselves for the bleak post-Zion world.

 

[childress22]

Depth is irrelevant, K won't use it.

Never has.

I mean, we just wrapped up a season in which 9 guys played more than 300 minutes, and all 9 of those guys had big moments in crunch time in losable games against Top-30 or -40 caliber opponents. That's not a 9-guys-every-game rotation, but if we can do that every year, I'll be pretty happy.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

It'll be interesting to see what the roster looks like next year.

I feel like any of Javin, Marques, Alex, and/or Jack could leave and go a different direction. I would doubt Baker leaves, but with the way his situation was bungled, I'm sure he'll have some folks in his ear pressuring him, too, though I doubt it's enough to sway him to leave.

 

[DurhamSon]

With seniors Bolden, Javin and White, plus juniors Goldwire and AOC, next year will be the veteran team all the OAD-detractors have been waiting for, at least.

 

[childress22]

It'll be interesting to see what the roster looks like next year.

I feel like any of Javin, Marques, Alex, and/or Jack could leave and go a different direction. I would doubt Baker leaves, but with the way his situation was bungled, I'm sure he'll have some folks in his ear pressuring him, too, though I doubt it's enough to sway him to leave.

"Dear Joey! You just went to your dream school early only to spend a year of eligibility and get 18 minutes of playing time. Since that's fucked up, let me sell you on spending all of next year sitting out."

 

[battierfan31]

So many questions about the roster.

Does Tre stay? Bolden? Do we get Kira Lewis or another transfer/grad transfer?

Do we add Hurt? Hampton? Watford?

Right now the only scholarship guys I feel confident in being on the roster:

Jack White
Javin DeLaurier
Jordan Goldwire
Alex O'Connell
Vernon Carey, Jr.
Wendell Moore
Boogie Ellis
Joey Baker

That looks like a 10-loss (or more) 6 seed to me. Gonna be a very interesting offseason to see who we add.

 

[Slap the Floor]

I think there is too many questions right now to try and figure this out. There is speculation (again, I don't know what I can and can not post from other Duke websites) that Bolden may not be here next season.

With that said, the best case scenario (IMO) is the following:

Tre Jones returns
Duke gets Kira Lews on a waiver (eligible to play immediately)
Bolden returns
Duke signs one of Watford/Hurt (I would prefer Watford for potential multi-year depth down low, it also looks more likely we sign Hurt so I will use him while rosterbating)

I'm kind of upset we have Carey. I know no one here has seen it but again, there is speculation leaves the program. I would much rather have a front-court pairing of Hurt/Bolden than Hurt/Carey. That will be complete ass.

With Jones and Lewis we have an elite back-court, and IMO a top 5 team capable of winning it all. If we don't get Lewis and Jones leaves, we're going to be very ass.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Isn’t Lewis a point guard? In your scenario, why would he come (with the hope/expectation of a waiver) to a team that has a returning soph McD AA level pg?

 

[ddshog]

I wish they would go full blown after Cassius Stanley. Duke needs decent multi year players.

 

[TyusStones5]

Isn’t Lewis a point guard? In your scenario, why would he come (with the hope/expectation of a waiver) to a team that has a returning soph McD AA level pg?

Even if Tre doesn't come back they talked about at the McD AA Game how K was jumping up and down when Moore committed because he could play PG.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

My point is that a full time, highly regarded point guard is not going to come to Duke to play along side another pg who is more highly regarded.

 

[TyusStones5]

My point is that a full time, highly regarded point guard is not going to come to Duke to play along side another pg who is more highly regarded.

Wendell is listed as a SF.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I’m talking about Lewis.

 

[Si6hts]

My point is that a full time, highly regarded point guard is not going to come to Duke to play along side another pg who is more highly regarded.

Wendell is listed as a SF.

he's talking about Kira Lewis from Alabama not Wendell

 

[burksballer20]

Can't wait to see the devastating lineup of Goldwire, AOC, Jack White, Javin, and the Big Hoss

 

[Inveigle]

Coach K will coach these guys up to finish about 3rd or 4th in the ACC again, which is about what we've come to expect with these OAD superstars

 

[TyusStones5]

Can't wait to see the devastating lineup of Goldwire, AOC, Jack White, Javin, and the Big Hoss

K may as well throw Buckmire a bone and give him a few minutes a game.

 

[TyusStones5]

My point is that a full time, highly regarded point guard is not going to come to Duke to play along side another pg who is more highly regarded.

Wendell is listed as a SF.

he's talking about Kira Lewis from Alabama not Wendell

Why would K be jumping up and down happy that Moore could play PG if he thought we had a legit shot at the Lewis transfer? The three of us are not on the same page here.

 

[aiw]

Can't wait to see the devastating lineup of Goldwire, AOC, Jack White, Javin, and the Big Hoss

It will certainly be devastating.

 

[CMon85]

People in here predicting 4-6 seeds are either trolls or know nothing about Duke basketball. Even with our shit teams, Duke wasn’t a 5-6 seed. K usually gets as much as he can out of the regular season.


With Tre were a 1 seed and a top 5 team
With Hampton were a 2 seed and a top 10 team
Without neither were a 3 seed, MAYBE a 4 if we have injuries