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Duke needs two basketball freshmen and deserves a boost in playing time.
A permanent turnaround for this Duke basketball team requires more than one quick fix. Aside from it being Saturday’s 91-87 home loss to UNC (12-6, 7-4 ACC), it quickly feels a little too late to save any serious March Madness hopes.
No, the chances are high that these Blue Devils (7-7, 5-5 ACC) will watch from the bench.
But Duke’s eight remaining scheduled games, starting at 16:30 on Tuesday in Durham against Notre Dame (7-10, 4-7 ACC), will be invaluable. With that in mind, the Blue Devils should view this piece as an opportunity to 1) set their sights on an ACC tournament, 2) expand their individual talents, and 3) build their chemistry for a sunnier 2021- 22-season. .
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And no matter how hard it sounds, now that this season is on the verge of becoming a lost cause, common sense says the focus should be on the future of the show. That should translate into a long trip to the bench for anyone planning to bolt to the pro-ranks once the current campaign is over.
If we keep that in mind, we are looking at some Duke basketball newcomers who surely look like perennial pieces and can certainly help the group by seeing more playing time from head coach Mike Krzyzewski. We start with the underutilized muscle man of the grid …