Following an offseason of unprecedented hype, it's time that we all take a deep breath and look forward to the upcoming season with some realistic expectations.
Will the year be disappointing, good, great... unforgettable? As we enter the season with high hopes, here's a 10 question quiz that will help us all be grounded.
1. How many points will Evans average this season?
a. 15, not bad
b. 20, respectable
c. 33, trailing only 4 of his teammates as 5th best in the nation
d. 100, 1 for each pound
2. How many blocks will Khaman have?
a. 100 minimum
b. At least 250
c. Have you seen his arms?!?! 500 for sure
d. All of them
3. How Good Will Cooper Flagg be?
a. ACC Player of the Year
b. Naismith Player of the Year
c. Greatest player in the history of college basketball
b. Greatest basketball player in this or any universe and also will cure cancer
4. How will Kon's season compare to JJ Redick's senior year?
a. much better
b. much much better
c. much much much better
d. JJ who?
5. How many games will Duke win by less than 50?
a. 6, let's not get crazy
b. 2, due to injury
c. 1, by 49
d. 28, but only because they get promoted to the NBA and have to break a sweat on their way to a title through an undefeated season.
6. In how many games will Duke hit at least 30 3s?
a. 10
b. 20
c. All of them
d. All of them but in both halves so really twice in all of them
7. How many players will have a quintuple double this season?
a. 1, Cooper, but he'll have at least 10 of them
b. 2, Cooper and ManMan
c. 5, Cooper, ManMan, Sion, Proctor, Maliq
d. All of them except Hubbard who will only manage 9 blocks when he gets his quadruple double
8. How often will Duke shut out a team for an entire half?
a. 8 times including preseason
b. 8 times not including preseason
c. 40 times, every first half of every game before they let up in the second half
d. 0 b/c every team will forfeit rather than face the utter humiliation of going scoreless for the whole game.
9. Which player will be FF MOP?
a. Cooper, obvs
b. Tyrese due to the international vote
c. Sion will complete his ascension
d. Borden whose halftime one-man-band performance will push him over the top
10. Since an undefeated breeze through the season is already a given, what will this Duke team accomplish off the court between games?
a. Restore Sight starting with Jon's right eye
b. Raise the Dead
c. Feed the World
d. Let Them Know It's Christmas Time
LGD
Will the year be disappointing, good, great... unforgettable? As we enter the season with high hopes, here's a 10 question quiz that will help us all be grounded.
1. How many points will Evans average this season?
a. 15, not bad
b. 20, respectable
c. 33, trailing only 4 of his teammates as 5th best in the nation
d. 100, 1 for each pound
2. How many blocks will Khaman have?
a. 100 minimum
b. At least 250
c. Have you seen his arms?!?! 500 for sure
d. All of them
3. How Good Will Cooper Flagg be?
a. ACC Player of the Year
b. Naismith Player of the Year
c. Greatest player in the history of college basketball
b. Greatest basketball player in this or any universe and also will cure cancer
4. How will Kon's season compare to JJ Redick's senior year?
a. much better
b. much much better
c. much much much better
d. JJ who?
5. How many games will Duke win by less than 50?
a. 6, let's not get crazy
b. 2, due to injury
c. 1, by 49
d. 28, but only because they get promoted to the NBA and have to break a sweat on their way to a title through an undefeated season.
6. In how many games will Duke hit at least 30 3s?
a. 10
b. 20
c. All of them
d. All of them but in both halves so really twice in all of them
7. How many players will have a quintuple double this season?
a. 1, Cooper, but he'll have at least 10 of them
b. 2, Cooper and ManMan
c. 5, Cooper, ManMan, Sion, Proctor, Maliq
d. All of them except Hubbard who will only manage 9 blocks when he gets his quadruple double
8. How often will Duke shut out a team for an entire half?
a. 8 times including preseason
b. 8 times not including preseason
c. 40 times, every first half of every game before they let up in the second half
d. 0 b/c every team will forfeit rather than face the utter humiliation of going scoreless for the whole game.
9. Which player will be FF MOP?
a. Cooper, obvs
b. Tyrese due to the international vote
c. Sion will complete his ascension
d. Borden whose halftime one-man-band performance will push him over the top
10. Since an undefeated breeze through the season is already a given, what will this Duke team accomplish off the court between games?
a. Restore Sight starting with Jon's right eye
b. Raise the Dead
c. Feed the World
d. Let Them Know It's Christmas Time
LGD
