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Jumbo
2) Will the Scheyer Schooting Schlump continue?
I usually do these without regard to order, but this is definitely the second-biggest area of concern after health. It's also a rare repeated question from one phase to the next. For Duke to play at its optimal level, Scheyer has to return to shooting the ball at a reasonably efficient rate -- like we all know he can. We've been speculating about reasons for his struggles in another thread, but whether he's hurt, putting too much pressure on himself or anything in between, the bottom line is that he needs to start knocking down shots, particularly the wide open jumpers he is getting in the flow of the offense. I have confidence in Jon. Heck, at this point, I'm willing to bank on the collective consciousness of Duke fans believing in Jon as a way to will him out of this rut and the ball into the basket. Yeah, I just went in there. Heck, it can't hurt to try, right?
3) How will Duke react to playing in a dome?
The team has played in big NBA arenas this year, but not a domed stadium. There's that longtime myth about how domes make for bad shooting backdrops -- it will be interesting to see how the team shoots from the perimeter in Houston.