It’s not enviable to take the place of a legend in any school.And do it like blue blood in college basketball dukeSo the outlook for first-year coach John Scheer is doubly bleak.?
but Shire’s The road to the pinnacle of ducal monarchy Legendary Mike Krzyzewski is his Seasonal Farewell TourHe was groomed and handpicked by Hall of Famers to hold the reins of the program Coach K has incorporated into the Juggernaut. What he may lack in experience because he is young, he makes up for it with enthusiasm, recruiting skills, and an amiable personality that draws people to him.
So what are the realistic expectations for him when he takes over the program in 2022-23? And what is he dealing with in terms of roster?
Duke faces reigning champions in first real test of Shire era on Tuesday Kansaslet’s see the answers to all these questions.
Blue Devils have a lot of talent
It’s hard to judge what Duke has done so far this season and predict what he can do for the rest of the 2022-23 season. jacksonville When USC Upstate and, as expected, completely annihilated both of them. But the talent is so great that on paper, Our team as a whole sees them as the clear No. 2 In the ACC behind a cross-state enemy north carolinaJeremy Roach is one of the conference’s best veterans. Lively and Whitehead are likely top 5 picks for 2023. Mark Mitchell seems like a big steal.
Here are their current rankings going into Tuesday’s Marquee vs. Kansas game.
No one on our team chose Duke among us Final Four Preseason Pick — Whitehead was recovering from a preseason injury and Lively was dealing with a calf injury — so there may be reason to take a wait-and-see approach with this team. Can definitely amass a group of talented players who can hang out with any team in the sport. It should serve as an excellent litmus test for
Fluctuations in recruiting
One of the reasons Coach K announced his retirement so early was, as he says, he wanted to be open and honest with new recruits. Hiring them and not revealing their retirement plans seemed shady. So he wanted to be transparent. This elevated Scheyer to de facto his No. 1 role on the recruiting trail. Even as he waited to take over as head coach, the recruit certainly wanted to hear from Coach K, but ultimately from the man who would coach him.
Since then, Shire has done nothing but win on the trail. In his first unofficial Recruit class, Duke for the 2022 cycle saw Derek Lively in 2nd overall, Darik Whitehead in 3rd overall, Kyle in 4th overall and Filipowski in 3rd overall, plus he had three Got his 4 star recruits and his 3 star recruits. Refine the team ranking No. 1 class with 247Sports.
That continues in the 2023 cycle, where Duke is on track to once again top the team rankings, including five 5-star prospects.
Path to Duchy of Shire
Even before his high school career began, Shire was widely seen as a major athlete with star potential at the college level. Marquette offered him a scholarship as an eighth grader. duke, Arizona, Illinois When Wisconsin All eventually joined the chase. However, Duke won out to earn him a top 50 talent and four-star prospect at the time in a star-studded class that ranked fifth nationally that year.
Shire was soon cast in Duke. As a freshman, he started in his 32 games and averaged 12.2 points per game. This is his third stat among teams with NBA talent. That production has been consistent throughout his career, with him averaging 18.2 points, 4.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game while leading Duke to his 35-5 overall record and his NCAA championship senior career. crescendoed into a nationwide campaign as
After his college career, he was undrafted and ended up making a pit stop overseas as a pro hooper, which lasted only a few years. In 2018, he became an associate head coach at Duke University. Waiting coach.
