If there is any coach out there who I would want to pull off a repeat, it's Coach K. Never said we would, just saying expectations will be high for a more talented team of Dukies taking the floor next year. With or without Singler. You'll be hard pressed to find a NCAA ranking service that will have Duke ranked lower than 5, IMO.

If there is any coach out there who I would want to pull off a repeat, it's Coach K. Never said we would, just saying expectations will be high for a more talented team of Dukies taking the floor next year. With or without Singler. You'll be hard pressed to find a NCAA ranking service that will have Duke ranked lower than 5, IMO.

 

Very true. The following are the only coaches to win a "repeat performance."

 

Iba @ A&M

Rupp @ UK

Woolpert @ San Francisco

Jucker @ Cincy

Wooden @ UCLA

K @ Duke

Donovan @ Florida

 

That's a pretty short list. No Knight or Dean.

If there is any coach out there who I would want to pull off a repeat, it's Coach K. Never said we would, just saying expectations will be high for a more talented team of Dukies taking the floor next year. With or without Singler. You'll be hard pressed to find a NCAA ranking service that will have Duke ranked lower than 5, IMO.

 

Other than the Coach K part of it, I agree. Expectations in Durham are gunna be massive no matter what next year. They will have the best chance to repeat since the Gators in 07. I don't think Singler will go because he seems like he loves Duke an awful lot. I don't think Zoubek and Thomas will be too hard to replace as I think the Plumlees are already as good as they were. Usually a player like Sheyer would be hard to replace, but Irving is a stud. Probably my favorite player in this years class. He can't replace the experience or the leadership, but won't have too with the returning player Duke has. I hate seeing him in the Duke uni, but Irving is a beast. I can definately see Duke repeating.