I really liked TyTy's game in the high school championship series yesterday. The kid is a PG first with a good handle and quickness. He penetrates and finds the open man. He also can score and was playing against a team with 6 kids rated in the top 100 nationally, including the 2nd and 8th.
It is hard to find HS stats but from what I could find Keels hit 38% of his 3 Pt shots this year. I would caution people from expecting him to shoot close to that in his first year in college. If he does it will be because he is very selective. There should be more opportunities to be open with Griffin and Banchero drawing so much attention.
Who was the last Freshman to shoot near 40% from 3 their freshman year?
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Distance of the 3 point line, speed of the game, complexity of the game (too much thinking going on), and length of the defenders all play a role.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Joey Baker was ranked #37 and came to Duke a year early, planning to redshirt for what should have been his senior year of high school.
In addition to his shooting, Trevor Keels had 7 apg and 4 spg in his abbreviated (11 game) senior season in high school. He was ranked #17 in the summer RSCI (a lot better than Joey’s #37).
I agree it’s unclear how much Trevor will be able to contribute as a freshman, but I don’t think Joey is a good comp.
With all this young talent it would be nice if Duke would get back to as close to normal as possible with covid restrictions. I’m thinking about the summer sessions which K has used to get freshman adjusted to the program.
With the availability now of vaccine for 16 and over, there is no reason that everyone associated with the program not to be vaccinated as soon as possible and certainly in plenty of time for the summer.
In fact, there is no reason not to expect all students - except for health reasons - to be vaccinated by the fall term. Would certainly make it a lot more probable to have Cameron fully open come November. My two high school seniors are being vaccinated next week. Rutgers is requiring all students to show up in the fall vaccinated.
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers...all%20semester
as will Cornell
https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus...cinations.html
Last edited by Hartford Dukie; 04-03-2021 at 12:29 PM.
Love his game. Think he is going to have really solid year. NBA size already and knows how to use it to his advantage.
"A lot of people don't know, but I grew up a Duke fan," he said. "It was always my dream school, but I couldn't really tell people that. I've got a bunch of stuff that's Duke in the house. My goal was always to get a call from Coach K and for him to offer me. It made my dream come true."
https://247sports.com/college/duke/A...uK-1hDBi2ehBRM
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc