We missed this the other day - ESPN compares Duke's new class to last year's remarkable freshman class.
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Classic mistake.
It's natural, but Duke doesn't really work that way. No one expects anyone to be Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones or Justise Winslow.
All of the new kids have strengths and around those strengths, along with those of the returning players, is how the team will be built.
So rather than focusing on how Chase Jeter is not like Okafor, CL Brown would be wiser to look at the idea of Duke with a strong defensive center (who has a go-to jump hook) and how you pair him with potentially excellent defenders like Matt Jones, Grayson Allen, Brandon Ingram and Derryck Thornton.
Yes, Ingram is not as strong as Winslow, but the kid has skills for 3-4 positions, is a solid 6-8 guard if they choose to use him that way and can fly.
We always say the way to judge a good Duke team is if you don't find yourself thinking about the players who just left the year before.
This team could be really, really good defensively, and if it is, then Duke has a chance to get back to the Final Four.