The main concerns with Hurt are going to be strength and defense. It sounds like he is a willing defender but has issues with quickness, especially laterally.
There are some questions for this season.I do predict we will shoot better than last years team.Especially from 3.Crossing my fingers.Im super excited we got another season of Tre Jones.
I am always excited for basketball season.
And i like going to soccer games, too
Go Duke.
Now back to the thread.
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Strength probably, but we'll see if defense is a weakness for Matthew.
I've scouted him as a quick-reacting, good defender. Now I could be wrong obviously but here are my series of posts about this anyway in case you're interested.
I hope his strength is not a weakness.
I am excited for this season because if this group can coalesce, it could become a great team. The members of this year's team seem to be closer together in terms of individual talent than in the last few years where there were a few guys with extraordinary talent among other good players which tilted the attack. Teams that can hurt you equally from all positions are harder to defend or prepare for. I thoroughly enjoyed last year to the bitter end, as I do every season. Last year's cast of characters was particularly appealing though. This year's group could be very interesting IF they coalesce similar to the way the 2010 guys did. To me the excitement for the next season can get a bit dulled by a tough end to a great prior season, but by the end of the summer...I'm all in! Let's go! Yes, I know - Alabama etc. first, but then...
So Hurt is less of a "Moose" and more of a "Mouse"?
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I missed your previous posts on this, sounds promising. I'd settle for not being a defensive liability. And i don't mean that as a knock on Matthew, it is going to be a big ask for him to hang with some of the bodies he will be up against as a 19 year old. I think we are gonna really like his offense. Words used to describe his offense are smart, skilled, and efficient.
I see him as a definite starter unless he is just getting Iso'd on defense. In which case we might see more Javin in there.
Yesterday I realized that I had no clue what this year's team will be like. Are we more likely to witness an Austin River's-type season, or a Tyus Jones-type season?
We do have the savvy point guard all the great Duke teams feature, but is the supporting cast up to the level of those guys like Scheyer and Tyus had around them?