A year ago we were following a Duke team with a couple of seniors leading the team in Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler. This year Duke has a "young" team and we are waiting and watching for the team to gel, to mature, to see who might become the "leader" of the Dukies. With only one senior this year (Miles Plumlee) Coach K has been starting one or two freshmen for most of the season.
As the season moves closer to "March Madness" we see two players emerging as leaders of the team. The 2nd Plumlee brother and junior Mason Plumlee has become a dominating force under the basket and has become the Big man on the team. The freshman who is known as the son of Doc Rivers, Austin Rivers, was the number one high school player in Florida last year. At one time he was going to play for the Florida Gators, but changed his mind and now is coming on strong for Duke. He scored 29 points and the game winning 3 point shot against the North Carolina Tarheels on Weds night.
To read more about these two players click on the links below:
Mason Plumlee wears the claw marks of a big man 
No comments:
Post a Comment