Scrimmage Video (June 2024)

SkyBrickey said:
I think this is probably the right take. If Foster had played in the AAC on a bad team, he would have put up monster numbers.

My one disagreement with Marks in his interview was that Proctor and Flagg would be the two dominant playmakers on this team. I think we've got a legit third in Foster - who may be even better than Proctor. And after seeing the scrimmage, we might have a fourth in K2.
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What i saw from Foster last year was a guy who could bring the ball up the court but who was otherwise unexciting withe ball in his hands. At no point did he ever look better than Proctor withe ball in his hands, neither with passing nor with driving to the rim. I agree that he could very well be a legit playmaker for the team this year.
heyman25 said:
From Duke basketball past
James is similar in size and athleticism to
Cory Maggette and Dahntay Jones. He is a great addition to the team.
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Size yes, athleticism no way. Maggette was off the charts athletic, and was drafted after one year after being the 6th man at Duke, based entirely on the potential his athleticism brought to mind. Corey enjoyed a long, productive if not somewhat diminished by injuries career in the NBA. Dahntay was also insanely athletic, not just chiseled.
I'm stoked Duke got James from the portal, he'll help in many ways, and being chiseled and strong is one of the ways he'll help. Let's wait a little bit before we compare him to 2 of the most successful pro players Duke has ever produced.
 
DukieInBrasil said:
What i saw from Foster last year was a guy who could bring the ball up the court but who was otherwise unexciting withe ball in his hands. At no point did he ever look better than Proctor withe ball in his hands, neither with passing nor with driving to the rim. I agree that he could very well be a legit playmaker for the team this year.
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I saw flashes of a quick first step and the strength to finish inside, especially early in the year and in his outburst against Michigan St. 21 points, right?

When Proctor got hurt, Jon definitely asked him just to run the offense and not create offense. I think that was very intentional.

We will see what he offers this year and how much rope Jon gives him to run some PNR sets - most all of those were for Proctor and Roach last year. Hopefully he has a nice frosh to soph jump.
 
I wasn’t impressed by Foster’s handle but I love his moon shot. Doesn’t seem like great form (the opposite of Mitchell) but Inlove to watch it.
 
SkyBrickey said:
I saw flashes of a quick first step and the strength to finish inside, especially early in the year and in his outburst against Michigan St. 21 points, right?

When Proctor got hurt, Jon definitely asked him just to run the offense and not create offense. I think that was very intentional.

We will see what he offers this year and how much rope Jon gives him to run some PNR sets - most all of those were for Proctor and Roach last year. Hopefully he has a nice frosh to soph jump.
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What I saw from Foster against Michigan State was a really good looking 2 guard. He went for 18 pts, 7-8, 4-5 on 3s. He had 1 assist and 2 turnovers. Proctor had 6 assists and 0 turnovers but didn't shoot well. Last season Foster would bring the ball up the court and dribble too much time off the clock before getting into the offense. He of course wasn't the only one (Roach) but it may have been at the coaches direction to do that. From what little I've seen so far, K-2 looks to be the better of the 2 at the point. That's the reason I'm going to wait until I've seen some games against quality opponents to make a prediction on who plays what position.

GoDuke!
 
Nice video. Sion James looks ready for the ACC, and K2 was pretty impressive. I know these videos are edited, but I like the way the coaches were engaged. Everyone seems to run the floor well too. If this team can stay healthy this season, it could be special!
 
I enjoyed the scrimmage video and seen lots of potential team unity. I'm also a huge Super Cooper fan. What also caught my eye was the ease at which ball handlers blew by Flagg. It's early in the season and I'm sure these defensive lapses will be addressed and corrected.
 
SkyBrickey said:
I saw flashes of a quick first step and the strength to finish inside, especially early in the year and in his outburst against Michigan St. 21 points, right?

When Proctor got hurt, Jon definitely asked him just to run the offense and not create offense. I think that was very intentional.

We will see what he offers this year and how much rope Jon gives him to run some PNR sets - most all of those were for Proctor and Roach last year. Hopefully he has a nice frosh to soph jump.
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I am expecting big things from Caleb this year, but he was not good in the paint last season. Of the regulars, Caleb was the worst at scoring at the rim and in the paint. I expect him to make a big improvement in that area this season.
 
I'm not so sure I get the Caleb negativity that's apparently more common here than I would've thought. As a freshman last year, Caleb averaged 7.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, and 1.1 TOpg in just 25 mpg. To my eye, that's the stat line of a freshman that we'd be expecting a big sophomore leap from, especially with a more well-defined role on the team.

Caleb did have trouble finishing at the rim last year (Jason noted his very poor percentage finishing at the rim in the podcast episode I guested on), but I chalk that up more to him being a freshman than any flaw in his game. We forget that Caleb has prototypical guard size at 6-foot-5 with solid length. There's every reason to believe that's going to be the focus of his improvement this offseason, and every reason to believe he can improve there. Going up against a guy like Sion in practice every day is only going to help in that regard too.
 
scottdude8 said:
I'm not so sure I get the Caleb negativity that's apparently more common here than I would've thought. As a freshman last year, Caleb averaged 7.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, and 1.1 TOpg in just 25 mpg. To my eye, that's the stat line of a freshman that we'd be expecting a big sophomore leap from, especially with a more well-defined role on the team.

Caleb did have trouble finishing at the rim last year (Jason noted his very poor percentage finishing at the rim in the podcast episode I guested on), but I chalk that up more to him being a freshman than any flaw in his game. We forget that Caleb has prototypical guard size at 6-foot-5 with solid length. There's every reason to believe that's going to be the focus of his improvement this offseason, and every reason to believe he can improve there. Going up against a guy like Sion in practice every day is only going to help in that regard too.
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According to CBB Analytics, Duke had a better offense with Caleb plus the other starters vs Tyrese with the other starters. Unfortunately, the defense took a hit. I would not be surprised if Caleb led Duke in scoring this season. Like all rising sophomores, he has areas for improvement (finishing in the paint, defense, quicker release), but I expect Caleb to be one of the better players on Duke this season.
 
scottdude8 said:
I'm not so sure I get the Caleb negativity that's apparently more common here than I would've thought. As a freshman last year, Caleb averaged 7.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, and 1.1 TOpg in just 25 mpg. To my eye, that's the stat line of a freshman that we'd be expecting a big sophomore leap from, especially with a more well-defined role on the team.

Caleb did have trouble finishing at the rim last year (Jason noted his very poor percentage finishing at the rim in the podcast episode I guested on), but I chalk that up more to him being a freshman than any flaw in his game. We forget that Caleb has prototypical guard size at 6-foot-5 with solid length. There's every reason to believe that's going to be the focus of his improvement this offseason, and every reason to believe he can improve there. Going up against a guy like Sion in practice every day is only going to help in that regard too.
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Foster more or less played up to his ranking last season, to my eye. Were it not for the injury, perhaps we would have seen a late season surge that would have given us even more optimism for this year.

With this year's talent and expectations, he will need to improve from last year. And some improvement should, of course, be expected. But what about a "big sophomore leap", a la Grayson Allen or Luke Kennard? That would be fantastic, but outside the norm. That's what we hoped for from Proctor, and it didn't happen.
 
I'll admit that it's more potential at this point that I see in Foster's game. He's a bigger, stronger guard than Proctor so it may not be so much a quicker first step, as it is he's just less likely to get bounced off his line. But Proctor definitely has better court awareness and is a better passer at this stage.

Between Proctor, Foster, James, K2 and Cooper, we've got 5 guys who are very capable of breaking down a defense off the dribble. That's a lot of playmaking on one team. We won't see it but that would be a VERY fun small ball lineup with Cooper at the 5. They might average 90ppg...
 
The absence of our other -- ahem -- "ball-dominant" guard will help both Tyrese and Caleb on offense. I expect big step-ups from both on O.
 
sagegrouse said:
The absence of our other -- ahem -- "ball-dominant" guard will help both Tyrese and Caleb on offense. I expect big step-ups from both on O.
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Which one? Last year, McCain's usage rate was 21.1% and Roach's was 20.7% (Filipowski was at 27.7%). There will be lots of shots available for whoever is in a position to take them. But an increase in useage doesn't necessarily come with an increase in efficiency - or effectiveness. Proctor and Foster will have to make their extra "uses" count.
 
phaedrus said:
Which one? Last year, McCain's usage rate was 21.1% and Roach's was 20.7% (Filipowski was at 27.7%). There will be lots of shots available for whoever is in a position to take them. But an increase in useage doesn't necessarily come with an increase in efficiency - or effectiveness. Proctor and Foster will have to make their extra "uses" count.
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I'm guessing sage means Roach. Where I'm hoping to see an upgrade from Caleb is on defense, rebounding, pushing the fast break for easy buckets.

I haven't seen anyone else bring this up yet but I think we've got 3-4 guys who love to get out and run. Cooper, Foster, Brown. And maybe James - haven't seen enough of him yet.

For all their great qualities, Proctor, Roach and McCain are not guys that love to run and thrive in the open court. Foster, Flagg, Brown have that combination of speed and positional length where they can thrive in the open court. I'm expecting a lot more fast break baskets this season.
 
scottdude8 said:
I'm not so sure I get the Caleb negativity that's apparently more common here than I would've thought. As a freshman last year, Caleb averaged 7.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, and 1.1 TOpg in just 25 mpg. To my eye, that's the stat line of a freshman that we'd be expecting a big sophomore leap from, especially with a more well-defined role on the team.

Caleb did have trouble finishing at the rim last year (Jason noted his very poor percentage finishing at the rim in the podcast episode I guested on), but I chalk that up more to him being a freshman than any flaw in his game. We forget that Caleb has prototypical guard size at 6-foot-5 with solid length. There's every reason to believe that's going to be the focus of his improvement this offseason, and every reason to believe he can improve there. Going up against a guy like Sion in practice every day is only going to help in that regard too.
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azzefkram said:
According to CBB Analytics, Duke had a better offense with Caleb plus the other starters vs Tyrese with the other starters. Unfortunately, the defense took a hit. I would not be surprised if Caleb led Duke in scoring this season. Like all rising sophomores, he has areas for improvement (finishing in the paint, defense, quicker release), but I expect Caleb to be one of the better players on Duke this season.
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I felt that Caleb Foster’s injury was a turning point in the season last year. Not only did he provide depth, he provided a different look that sometimes was more effective than what the other guards were doing on the offensive end any given game. It felt easier for opposing teams to game plan for Duke’s offense once he was out for the season.

I’m really looking forward to his Sophomore campaign and hope to see one of those material jumps in both production and consistency.
 
Gillis-- where were ya, man?? I had (have) high hopes for him, but his stat line was a 6 Trillion. He ran up and down the court, but had NOTHING to contribute. He seemed a couple steps slow, often jogging down the court, looking like a spectator. Stood in the corner waiting for the ball. MOVE!!! I was really unimpressed with Gillis, hoping for much more. He needs to up his game, or he is a garbage-time player.

Maluach-- VERY raw. Dude got blocked by at least 2 different guys at least 6-9" shorter than him (Kon and Sion). I see a very limited role for him this year. He is multi-year project even if he stays healthy. I do not see a top-3 draft pick here.

Kon- Really nice showing for a first look. I'm impressed at his aggressiveness. I think he will start or get starter's minutes.

Cooper- As advertised. Will be a great player.

Sion-- Dude can bang. And plays with passion. Already one of my faves.

Brown- Solid performance. Dude is pretty athletic. Should give us some good minutes at 4/5.

Proctor and Foster-- Impressive. Solid play from the only 2 returnees.

Evans-- Too thin to play any meaningful minutes.

Ngongba- Silent N will get some PT, but I think he is still a year from meaningful minutes.
 
jv001 said:
What I saw from Foster against Michigan State was a really good looking 2 guard. He went for 18 pts, 7-8, 4-5 on 3s. He had 1 assist and 2 turnovers. Proctor had 6 assists and 0 turnovers but didn't shoot well. Last season Foster would bring the ball up the court and dribble too much time off the clock before getting into the offense. He of course wasn't the only one (Roach) but it may have been at the coaches direction to do that. From what little I've seen so far, K-2 looks to be the better of the 2 at the point. That's the reason I'm going to wait until I've seen some games against quality opponents to make a prediction on who plays what position.

GoDuke!
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What I saw in the video, taken with a big grain of salt, is some real savvy in getting to and finishing around the rim by Foster that was definitely reminiscent of the MSU game where his slashing game was in full effect. This type of game with more frequency is probably a reasonable expectation in his sophomore campaign. I also think he needs to improve his FT shooting. Mid to high 70s would be nice.

Also looks like K2 is going to get some PT. He is built and has a good stroke. His emergence would really enable longer stretches of 3-guard lineups with Cooper and Maluach/Brown (or Gillis in a really small ball lineup).
 
cbarry said:
Gillis-- where were ya, man?? I had (have) high hopes for him, but his stat line was a 6 Trillion. He ran up and down the court, but had NOTHING to contribute. He seemed a couple steps slow, often jogging down the court, looking like a spectator. Stood in the corner waiting for the ball. MOVE!!! I was really unimpressed with Gillis, hoping for much more. He needs to up his game, or he is a garbage-time player.
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I noticed that to but he never averaged more than 7 pts/gm in 4 yrs and Painter never played him more than 22? min/gm. I am not really expecting more than this. I think he will play less that he did at Purdue.
 
I don’t understand how folks are making such confident predictions based on a short, heavily edited video from a single scrimmage 4 months before we play our first game. This time last year a lot of people were predicting TJ Power as our 5th starter.
 
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