Originally Posted by
DukieInBrasil
I would be more enthusiastic about getting another player if they were a solid 3pt shooter, whether he be a SG, SF or "stretch 4". Bagley may in fact be better than any or all of Bolden/Delaurier/Vrank, but it's not like we lack quality players that can be plugged into the frontcourt. We do lack 3pt shooters though. Grayson had a bad year last year, but when he's healthy, he's about as good a 3pt shooter in the NCAA. After him, we've got a lot of unknowns from 3. Jack White took 2 3s last year, making 1. After that, nobody on the team has taken a 3 in college. Duval has a rep as a mediocre 3pt shooter, Trent has a rep as a mediocre to + 3pt shooter. Tucker has a rep as a + 3pt shooter. O'Connell has a rep of being capable of shooting 3s. Goldwire might not play enough for his reputation to really matter. It could turn out that all of Duval, Trent, Tucker, O'Connell and White shoot the 3 at an above-replacement rate (ie., >33%), to complement a (hopefully) >40% shooter in Grayson.
I'm not advocating that Duke not pursue Bagley, but landing him doesn't change Duke's dynamic as much as landing a high-quality 3pt threat. Of course any one of Bolden/Carter/Javin/Vrank might get injured and not play much/well during the season, and as such, Bagley would be a huge boost.