Duke Blue Devils Basketball Fanatics

As a lifelong Duke fan, who actually worked as a student manager for the team in the past, I have serious concerns about this year.  I think the biggest think that will frustrate me is the fact that Irving declared for the NBA draft and even at the time it was obvious that there was a very real chance we would not have an NBA season.  Having Irving and Rivers in the backcourt would be a huge boost for us but it wouldn't take care of my biggest concern right now.  I don't think Duke is going to have enough of an inside presence this year as neither of the two Plumlee brothers have shown much toughness down low and I don't expect having three of them will change that any.  Also, while I have been very pleased with the strides made by Kelly, he is most dangerous 15-25 feet away from the basket and isn't going to dominate inside.  My last concern is that awful team 8 miles away, who will go unnamed, has one of the best teams I've seen in recent years.  Hopefully they end up doing the same as the Eagles "dream team" had done so far and the Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies and Miami Heat did as far as underperforming despite their talent. 

Category: NCAAB