2013-2014 15-501 Hoops (aka Duke/UNC and general ACC hoops talk)

DukeSox

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Win's a win over a top-25 team but they'll need to get better at defense and rebounding (less worried about that) to dominate other top-25 teams and hang with top-5 teams.
 

tims4wins

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All true but on the flip side MSU is a pretty veteran team. If that game happens in March I think it's even more lopsided.
 

IdiotKicker

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Okafor is the best talent we've had in the post since Brand, and probably a better player actually. This team needs a little more effort defensively, but on offense, they have a depth of options that Duke hasn't seen in a long, long time. Especially with the ability to work inside-out, this team should do some damage this year.
 

DukeSox

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He was a good college player.  He won national defense player of year, acc accolades, etc. - that's pretty good.  He was a good college player, playing mostly against smaller, weaker people.  He's like one of those college guys that wins the Heisman and then never starts in the NFL, but even worse.  And those guys get love from everyone.
 
He was not an NBA-caliber player like we're talking about here.  
 

tims4wins

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Yeah Shelden's offense was almost entirely put backs and pick and rolls. They couldn't put him on the block and score. He was a good college player.

Okafor has the best post offense since Boozer or Brand and is probably going to be a better defensive player and rebounder than both.
 

RedOctober3829

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tims4wins said:
Yeah Shelden's offense was almost entirely put backs and pick and rolls. They couldn't put him on the block and score. He was a good college player.
Okafor has the best post offense since Boozer or Brand and is probably going to be a better defensive player and rebounder than both.
Okafor is dukes best big man ever. We'll see if he's good enough to beat UConn.