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In my opinion you guys are being waaay too hard on DeVonte Green. He can create his own shot with the second unit. He defends well, and with aggression. He will be a volatile player, but he will be important to the team’s success. If you stop thinking of him as a potential starting point guard, and start thinking of him as a twenty minute per game energy and scoring option, he looks a lot better.

Well boys and girls, we're undefeated this season. Sure couldn't say that last year after our first game! lol

McRoberts with a staggering +36 in 18 min. That is why he starts. Just hustles and does everything right.

Folks, the game thread had some hiccups this evening. Luckily, your friend and neighbor Hovadipo is here to clear up those pesky name spellings on our roster! If you’re ever feeling iffy on a spelling, refer to this list! Since we’re talking spelling, I’ll naturally do this by number. Here we go: #0 Romeo Langford - Screw this up and we got issues, amigo. #1 Aljami “Al” Durham - It’s like if Weird Al’s last name was the city that Duke is in. Pretty simple one, but the most difficult so far. #2 Johnny Jager - You’re going to be seeing this guy around during Cupcake SZN, so buckle up. Jägermeister without the meister and the German A deal and with a hard J. Also a Bloomington native, so let’s get this one right. #3 Justin Smith - Straightforward. Use his name in all caps when he dunks on Zion’s b****a** in a few weeks. #4 Jake Forrester - Jager and Smith wrapped into one. Going to be using it in all caps and probably mostly during the early months. The Double R might trip some people up, so stay focused. #5 Quentin Taylor - Quentin can be spelled a few different ways, but this will be the only one we’re using this year. #10 Robert “Rob” Phinisee - This is a doozy. A little trick to remembering this one...think about it like dolphin watching! “What’s that? A (dol)phin, I see!” Bet you won’t forget now. Maybe just use RP. #11 Devonte Green - The man everyone loves to hate. Not Greene, not Grean, not Grene. Green. Like the color. #13 Juwan Morgan - It’s on you if you misspell the B1G POY’s name. Juwant that? Didn’t think so. #15 Zach McRoberts - McBob will do. #20 De’ron Davis - You can get away without the apostrophe most likely. A much more likeable DD than we hear on 1070 The Fan every weekday at noon. #21 Jerome Hunter - Have a gut feeling this will be a popular name around here once he finds his way to the court. Shouldn’t pose any issues. #22 Clifton Moore - He blocks shots and has a silky jump hook. What Moore could you want? #23 Damezi Anderson - This one will be really Dam Ezi if you just slow down those BtownBanners Fingers. Lots of puns coming with this guy for the next 4 years, get used to it. #24 Vijay Blackmon - Brother James is the reason I started this thread. It’s BlackMON. Like you’re Jamaican, or something. Would also be easier if they just did initials, but Vijay it is. #25 Race Thompson - We’re an hour from the Racing Capital of the World. Easy enough right? #55 Evan Fitzner - We’re going to CALLLLLIFORNIA LOOOOOOVE my man Evan. Fitz, Fitzy, whatever. Just remember it’s a Z. It’s as easy as that, friends! Go Hoosiers!

I tell you what, Archie Miller has rich people problems right now. There is soooo much talent on this team, every one of them realizes it, and is playing with urgency. Who gets the minutes? Man, what a great problem to have. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

The journey begins tonight for 353 Division 1 teams to be one of the 64 teams I put on the big bracket (yes 64 not 68) Looking forward to watching the greatest sport on the planet for the next 5 months

Phinisee’s poise is going to be hard to ignore. Greene will be his back up by the Big season starts. By the way I’m watching in Africa!!! Damn sweet

He gives us an option to play against teams with big, strong inside guys. He will give us important minutes, even if it is a lot less than what he could have had last year.

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And its not Newkirk, phew

Personally, I don’t want Devonte shooting 12 shots in a game the rest of the year Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Quick thoughts.. Romeo. Rob is going to be our starter for the foreseeable future. Don’t see Green starting this year if he keeps this crap play up.

Like this Fitzner kid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It appears we are Deep. We weren’t even close to clicking on offense and still put up staggering numbers. This type of talent is what I’ve been yearning for. I just hope we can make things click at the right times. Oh, and Free throw practice for Justin Smith and Romeo in particular. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Would love to see Duke beat Kentucky by a “Chicago State” level of deficit.

Phinisee, Fitzner and Langford an extreme upgrade in talent from last year. And we haven't even seen Hunter yet.

I was taking a UK what did I miss? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BtownBanners mobile app

I love this Phinese kid Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Dook is showing puke what money can really buy Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

FT has to improve. RP is my point guard. Live with freshmen mistakes. Devonte is still Devonte.

Lots of things to work on, but I love the ceiling for this team. I know he will have some of those freshman nights, but RP is my point guard. He plays in sync with the rest of the team. Greene does not.

PG spot will be something worth watching this season. I’m so anxious to see Race and Jerome man Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Romeo is so good. This is the kind of difference 5 star talent makes on a team.

At least we have another option this year Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BtownBanners mobile app

Big fan of Evan Fitzner. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners