Best thing we got from Rodd Baxley was a little dose of reality about Duke's fate this season. Donald asked him the very wise question -- "What, right now, is the thing most likely to be a big problem for Duke?"
Rodd's answer -- Proctor and Foster. He pointed out that Duke loaded up on options all over the rest of the floor but really seem to think that Reese and CFos are good to go handling the backcourt duties (though Sion could help out, for sure). That could turn out fine, but Rodd noted those two guys need to be better than they were a year ago for this Duke team to reach its potential.
We all focus on the shiny new object from the portal or high school, but we need to remember that Proctor wasn't nearly the All-ACC player folks expected him to be last season and Foster, despite getting plenty of playing time, really only had a major impact on a small number of games (Mich St and Baylor were the only competitive games where he was much of a plus). Foster had far and away the lowest usage percentage of the top 6 players at 16.6%. Most games he was largely invisible.
Look, we all know about the sophomore leap and there is little question that injuries played a big role in Reese's up and down season, but if you want a reason to have some tempered expectations about Duke this year then look no further than the very legitimate questions about our returning backcourt.
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