Originally Posted by
RockyMtDevil
For Duke to have any hope at becoming a national contender again, much less an ACC contender, we need athletes.
It was very apparent that even VCU had better athletes than duke and that is a disgrace. They were quicker, faster, more athletic, stronger and just better with and to the ball than us. Blame it on youth, but I blame it on signing about 7 guys over the last three years that are not athletes and 0r that are not stars.
And, sadly, it appears that this year's incoming class will not address this need, albeit and beside Smith, who appears to be a year or two away from contributing.
Don't expect a huge jump in the rankings next year, we'll be somewhat better but will still struggle just as we have for the last four years, with faster more athletic teams. We simply don't have the personnel any more to play and beat these type teams...It's pathetic that Duke can't sign 2 athletes a year that can run, jump, defend and break you down on offense, much less actually have a chance of stopping dribble penetration to the hoop.