It is ridiculous to expect what we saw out of Barret and Williamson last night to be the norm. But one game is what we have to go on.
From their first game, I think from a franchise aspect, Barrett would be your guy. But from a ticket selling aspect, Williamson is probably your guy.
Williamson was definitely more efficient, going 11-13 from the floor and scoring 28 points while only logging 23 minutes. But Barrett is sneaky unselfish. He took a load of shots, but he wasn't always looking to take his first available shot. His 6 assist are promising, again just a one game example.
I have a feeling that we won't see Reddish's full potential in a Duke uniform. Seems silly to say, but it was almost as if K didn't want him to show his hand last night. Every time he got going, he went to the bench. Without being in foul trouble, he only played 24 minutes.
So man, for a team that has "no depth whatsoever", they were able to keep two of their top 3 out of the game for almost a half each and not lose productivity.
Only thing I am going to take from the game until I see more from each team later in the season is it was fun as hell to watch and I couldn't be more impressed with 4 freshman making their debut on a national stage vs the #2 team in the country. Oh, and Jack White. 11 rebounds, 6 offensive. If we can get that out of him consistently, that will be what makes Duke great this year.
From their first game, I think from a franchise aspect, Barrett would be your guy. But from a ticket selling aspect, Williamson is probably your guy.
Williamson was definitely more efficient, going 11-13 from the floor and scoring 28 points while only logging 23 minutes. But Barrett is sneaky unselfish. He took a load of shots, but he wasn't always looking to take his first available shot. His 6 assist are promising, again just a one game example.
I have a feeling that we won't see Reddish's full potential in a Duke uniform. Seems silly to say, but it was almost as if K didn't want him to show his hand last night. Every time he got going, he went to the bench. Without being in foul trouble, he only played 24 minutes.
So man, for a team that has "no depth whatsoever", they were able to keep two of their top 3 out of the game for almost a half each and not lose productivity.
Only thing I am going to take from the game until I see more from each team later in the season is it was fun as hell to watch and I couldn't be more impressed with 4 freshman making their debut on a national stage vs the #2 team in the country. Oh, and Jack White. 11 rebounds, 6 offensive. If we can get that out of him consistently, that will be what makes Duke great this year.
