Originally Posted by
dlmzzz
As a couple of side comments, right now Flip is #10 in the KenPom Player of the Year metrics (1.246). Paulo finished #7 (1.331). For context, Tshiebwe was the highest rated player last year at 1.788, and Edey is first this year with 2.228 (only Kaminsky at Wisconsin and Russdiculous at Louisville have ever ended a year with a higher rating under the current KPOY point system). Flip is pretty much a lock to be ACC rookie of the year, and is widely considered the second best freshman in the country (behind Brandon Miller at Alabama).
Other Duke players who have finished in the top 10 include:
Nolan Smith (#4, 2011)
Mason Plumlee (#5, 2013)
Jabari Parker (#5, 2014)
Jahlil Okafor (#2, 2015)
Marvin Bagley (#3, 2018)
RJ Barrett (#6, 2019)
Zion Williamson (#7, 2019)
Vernon Carey (#7, 2020)
I would guess that our standards for evaluating star players are incredibly high.