RJ Hampton’s comments
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If we get Hurt Watford isnt coming here to come off the bench. I wish he would though. Because our bench players have been a huge drop off for the past several years.
Biggest thing I think we’d gain from RJ2 from what I’ve seen of him is his intensity. Carey and Hurt both seem like pretty quiet guys and I’m not sure we’d have a real alpha personality on the floor in the starting lineup. My biggest question would be his shooting, he’d probably be taking a bunch of minutes from Boogie who is an excellent shooter. Athleticism, scoring, length, all go to RJ2 over Boogie though. Tre’s relationship with him would probably be the most important on the team so hopefully they are already in touch if he’s really considering Duke in 19.
RJ Hampton also would be a plus defender. He wouldn't be Tre on that end, but he would not be a liability. He's an alpha much like RJ Barrett, a true competitor.
Look..I really hope AOC can break out next year, but if were gonna start both AOC and Hurt, than we might as well roll out the red carpet to the basket because it's gonna be a lay-up line. Not to mention Carey isn't gonna be an elite rim-protector like Zion. I think Carey will be good enough on defense, but he ain't ZIon.
Look..I really hope AOC can break out next year, but if were gonna start both AOC and Hurt, than we might as well roll out the red carpet to the basket because it's gonna be a lay-up line. Not to mention Carey isn't gonna be an elite rim-protector like Zion. I think Carey will be good enough on defense, but he ain't ZIon.
It’s the primary reason I’d really like Ques to be anchoring the defense next year. He’s proven to be a very solid defender.
I agree. However I'm not sure how that works on offense.
I think it's fairly obvious K is at his best when our offense has a stretch-4. The past 2 seasons, we didn't have that, and though our offense was still great based on sheer talent, it always looked jumbled and we didn't run great stuff.
Hurt is EXACTLY the 4-man that K works best with IMO. Carey is gonna start, meaning he would play the 5. I want Bolden back too, and hope he's back and can play 20-25 mpg.
If we don't get Hurt, than I'd go Carey-Bolden.
If we start AOC and Hurt, expect an early switch to the 2-3.
Exactly because AOC along with White are terrible defenders
I remember after the 2017 season some thought he could become a 3 man. That's when I learned to trust what I saw on the court, and not read on a message board.
Compared to who? Or why are they? ....not picking on your post but i see this opinion posted a lot...yet watching our team there are plenty of missed assignments, communication errors, 1 on 1 beat downs from all the roster etc...yet they take the brunt of the critism. Defense is a team sport ....which the past few years we havent played particular well at the most crucial times. We are no UVA or TTech when it comes to defense...none of our players
White is actually a decent defender. At minimum, he’s disruptive.
We were a really good defensive team this past season. Not perfect, though. However, we were light years ahead of the two previous seasons. That’s not even debatable.
As individual defenders, we had some really good one’s. Obviously, Tre. Zion, too. He was never, ever out of a play. Cam, most of the time, was really good. This past year was the best defensive team Duke has had in some time.
and still didnt rank in the top 50....mid 70's I believe....our past teams were way better
Are we talking about the same thing? I’m talking about the defense. This year we ranked in top 10 that side of the ball all season. Finished at six. By comparison, we were 86 in 2014 and 2016, and 77 in 2017.
Got a feeling White will shoot and defend better this year. His rebounding and shot blocking are huge pluses.
Most, not all, of the criticism about players over the last few seasons, are down the line of one side defending the one and done players, but ripping the multi year kid. You won’t find anyone that has been against the one and done kid rip this past team. The answer why is easy. It’s because the effort resembled the teams of the past.
But those that seem more interested in what their pro careers will be, or are, conveniently look away when some of the one and dones get criticized. I’ll admit, some is unwarranted, but not all.
O’Connell is very bad on defense, and he gets mentioned all the time. But I’ve yet to hear anyone ask others to stop saying what everyone knows. Heck, Grayson even to this day, gets called out about his weak defense. But don’t criticize Mr Marvin, or Tatum, or Rivers....
They are representing, so let’s move along.
But those that seem more interested in what their pro careers will be, or are, conveniently look away when some of the one and dones get criticized. I’ll admit, some is unwarranted, but not all.
O’Connell is very bad on defense, and he gets mentioned all the time. But I’ve yet to hear anyone ask others to stop saying what everyone knows. Heck, Grayson even to this day, gets called out about his weak defense. But don’t criticize Mr Marvin, or Tatum, or Rivers....
They are representing, so let’s move along.
https://www.foxsports.com/college-b...&pos=0&team=1&qual=1&sortOrder=0&opp=0&page=1
https://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/team/146/p2
maybe I misinterpret....but looks to me like we are not ranked Top 10 for PPG we gave up
https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjDE
Defensive Efficiency rating in my opinion is a better metric than PPG as our PPG will be higher as we played a higher pace, allowing more possessions. In that, we're top 10 and were almost all year...at least every time I checked.
I didn't think White was a bad defender. Limited.....sure, but a large part of defense is effort and Jack doesn't lack effort IMO
I think a 15 pounds heavier, soph. Hurt would be the perfect 4. But he's not there yet. I think there are postives and negatives to him at the 3 and 4. But 20/20 with Jack could be a nice compromise at the 4.
In truth, these stats are meaningless unless you factor in the pace at which a team played offensively. For example, UNC gave up over 72 points per game on average, which does not necessarily make it a bad defensive team. Obviously, the more often the ball goes up and down the floor, both teams are going to score more. The more important number is average scoring margin. If you hold your opponents to less than 20 points per game than you, for example, you may still be a very good defensive team.
Remember in 18 against Kansas the Elite 8 game. I still blame coach K for letting Grayson Allen go 1-on-1 and take the last shot. That 2nd half kansas had no answer for pick and roll and Bagley going to the rim. K should have called a timeout. Allen at the top of the key with Bagley setting a hard screen and roll and Carter on the baseline ready for a lob from Bagley if he couldn't get to the rim. The last minute of that game still makes me mad.
Ehh go with your guy that’s given you his all
Like Al MacGuire said, you dance with the girl you brought.
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Have you sat and watched both of those players play defense? Why do you think when they're in the game the other teams go right at them? Everyone gets beat. But they get beat pretty often. And white has the coordination of a 2019 Dirk
I don't mind Grayson taking the last shot. What still makes me mad is holding the ball at the top until 5 seconds left then attacking. We ran nothing, and we got off a VERY low % shot (a much worse look than the UCF/VT misses against us this year.)
And yeah, down the stretch, the high screen n roll with Duval and Bagley/Carter was unstoppable. There was a 3 possession stretch where we got 3 straight dunks. Duval was our best player that game, I wanted him to have the ball with Bagley/Carter coming to set the screen. Then our 2 shooters spotting up.
Bagley was 5-9 had 16 points meanwhile Allen was 3-13 with 12 points and Trent was 7-18 and 2-10 from 3. Someone EXPLAIN why Bagley didn't get the ball more and why Trent had the green light to keep shooting.
You are exactly right. Duval played great that game dude was super quick and was a good passer but for some reason K let Allen and Trent continue to take 3's
I still want William Avery to take the shot at the end of the UConn game. Too soon I know.
It was Bagley’s fault. He didn’t snatch the ball out of Grayson’s hand and demand to take the last shot. Spoiled NBA kids, I tell ya!
Q, you know he couldn’t take the ball out of Grayson’s hands to take the last shot. That would have required him to play defense.
I didn’t have a problem with Grayson taking that last shot. Hindsight is always 20/20.
But I would agree with the Bagley-didn’t-get-enough-shots crowd, too. That said, Kansas made some choices in that game. One was not letting Wendell and Marvin beat them. It allowed for more open looks for Gary and Grayson. It paid off, because both struggled from deep.
It should be pointed out that besides the three, Gary was very good that game. He hit some huge mid-range shots in the second half.
But I would agree with the Bagley-didn’t-get-enough-shots crowd, too. That said, Kansas made some choices in that game. One was not letting Wendell and Marvin beat them. It allowed for more open looks for Gary and Grayson. It paid off, because both struggled from deep.
It should be pointed out that besides the three, Gary was very good that game. He hit some huge mid-range shots in the second half.
How dare you interrupt this heated discussion with facts and reason.