It's hard to quibble too much with an article that praises Duke so much, but I still just can't get over how much Scheyer is STILL undervalued. According to this article, Scheyer didn't turn the ball over much only because we played so slowly last season . . . this doesn't take into account Assist to Turnover Ration, though, which was still extremely high and is not affected by tempo. While the over all value of A/T ratio is certainly debatable, in Scheyer's case it highlights what made him one of the most efficient offensive players in the country last season.
Scheyer was also a "limited" player that was incapable of pushing the ball up the court, according to the article. Scheyer might not be the fastest guy in the world, but if you recall events from previous years (such as his 27 points in 2008 at Miami in which Jon raced the ball up the court nailing three after three and almost singlehandedly salvaging a win in a game that looked over with 5 minutes left), he is perfectly capable of playing at a fast tempo. I would actually say that Jon looked to push the ball last year every chance he got. The fact of the matter is, he knew we were more efficient in the halfcourt (and the staff knew this, too) so he only pushed when it was an absolute sure thing. Kyrie will be faster with the ball, I have no doubt. He will do things that Jon can't do. But Jon did things that Kyrie won't be able to do. While I think we will be a great team next year and am really excited to see us play the classic Duke uptempo style with pressure defense and series where we reel off, say, 10 points in 50 seconds =), the national media writes off the loss of Jon far too easily.