Originally Posted by
tommy
I don't know how huge it is. I'm as excited as anyone that Tyrese is coming back -- that is huge for our team's prospects for next year. But frankly it's a drop in the bucket in terms of getting older. So he'll be 19 next year instead of 18. There are an awful lot of guys in the Final Four, or who were in the Elite 8, who are 22, 23, even 24 years old. It's that kind of age that is going to be very difficult for Duke to reach. Yes, Grandison and Young helped in that respect, but still, the core of the team was a LOT younger, and they looked it against Tennessee. With the realities of the portal and NIL, a lot of teams are going to continue to be old and experienced and physically developed. And Duke is going to have a very hard time matching that. Having star frosh stay a second year will help a bit in this respect, sure, but in order to be older like Jon said he wants us to be, it's going to have to be a portal thing. It's going to be quite a balancing act for Jon -- if he can pull it off, then all hats off to him, cuz it ain't gonna be easy.
I dunno, Tommy. Having your ACC Champion point guard back is plenty of experience for me. He may run rings around those grandpas.
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!