I was going to say the problem with getting into the education thing is Duke is still Duke on the academic side. Not like we are going against Kentucky. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are a few kids we could’ve gotten over the years if Duke was only the top basketball recruiting power and not also a top school.
Why can’t we do things like this. So many good causes to donate to.
You don’t know me, but I’ll probably be there…
7 weeks till first game (NC Central, on Monday this year b/c of Election Day)
Which means 1 week to practice (6 weeks from first game)
Less than 4 weeks to Blue-White (#StreamTheBlueWhiteGame)
I assume secret scrimmages will be the weekend of Oct 22 and Oct 29 (5 and 6 weeks, roughly).
Time to transition from the offseason to the preseason (whoa, maybe we need to be more precise with these threads next year … )
Okay, quick schedule analysis before I move on with my day:
- Start with 3 cupcakes (UNI and Monmouth aren’t usually, but look like it this year). Will be good to try some stuff out, get comfortable, get 3 quick wins.
- Then bam – a top 5 caliber neutral game (Baylor) and another top 20ish caliber team 2 nights later (UCLA or Illiniois).
- One more cupcake (UMES) then …
- Roadie at Michigan, who seems a bit hard to predict given reliance on Ivy transfer PG and young talent and Dukie rejects. I think this game will be a good bellwether. To hit some of the more optimistic forecasts, I think we need to win this one.
- Then home for FSU. Add FSU to Michigan. This is a super important game. They will be tough this year, IMO. Tbh, that 2-game stretch is huge, IMO, as a predictor: If we go 0-2, , 1-1 is probably par, and 2-0 means irrational exuberance.
- Then a cupcake-ish JMU game (in Cville this time) going into the exam break.
- And we come out of the exam break with perhaps our toughest game of the season - Houston coming to JPJ.
- Then, at Miami. Who will be very tough, esp. down there.
- Then two tricky road games at GT and Pitt, closing out 2022 and starting 2023, respectively.
My view – whew, it’s a toughie. There’s a chance (albeit low) we come out of that non-con / early ACC stretch with 4 non-con losses, and 2-2 out of the gate in the ACC. There’s also a chance (albeit also low) that we come out with one non-con loss and 4-0 in the ACC and we’re top 10.
For me in person tentative plan:
1/21 at Wake Forest
2/25 at UNC
3/7-3/11 ACC Tournament at Greensboro
Need to edit Reece in as all of the pictures lol. He definitely does passing and perimeter D
Sweet a whole 21 second clip …. Wait it was all in slow motion… so actually a 10 second clip … robust!!
I love having a guy like Papi. Thats UVA basketball. The cement wall
Somebody correct me if im wrong but. This year we will have 8 four stars on the bench. And if no transfers and no additional 4 star recruits in 23 we would have TEN if Papi stayed another year. ARE YOU KIDDING ME …
You have an alternative?
Isaac Mc lookin fly in 11 though
Reece Armaan Taine Jayden Kadin
Reece McKneely Armaan Traudt Kadin
Reece McKneely Taine Traudt Papi
Reece Armaan Dunn Taine Kadin
The lineups I want to see this year. Kihei as our Lou Williams veteran off the bench.
What you’re actually going to see:
Reece Kihei 3 other guys
Kihei Reece 3 other guys
Reece Kihei slight variation in the 3 other guys
Kihei Reece Rihei Keece papi mauling face
No lineups with Dunn
3 total minutes for Bond (what a waste he shoulda redshirted)