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I don't know what to do with Duval. I'm sure the coaches have spent their entire working lives the past few months trying to figure it out, and if there were a better solution, they would be doing it by now. They seem to have settled on having him be a neutered weakside non-entity who then drives or takes a wide open 3 with the extra space created by Allen being the main creator on the other side of the court, and I doubt there are any much better options for a guard who can't make 3s, can't make FTs, can't make midrange jumpers and turns it over a lot.
I don't really see how this weird Duval is any better than having O'Connell stand out there waiting for an open 3, but there are recruiting dynamics in play when you basically give up trying anything with a top 10 recruit who was a projected lottery pick to begin the season. I don't think giving up like that by limiting his playing time is an option. "If you pick Duke, they won't help you get better. You become Derryck Thornton or Trevon Duval. They've had one ELITE point guard in the past 7 years."
I don't really see how this weird Duval is any better than having O'Connell stand out there waiting for an open 3, but there are recruiting dynamics in play when you basically give up trying anything with a top 10 recruit who was a projected lottery pick to begin the season. I don't think giving up like that by limiting his playing time is an option. "If you pick Duke, they won't help you get better. You become Derryck Thornton or Trevon Duval. They've had one ELITE point guard in the past 7 years."