Episode 263 - Maine Reaction and Recruiting News

The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com to react to Duke's first official win of the season, a 96-62 victory over Maine. Topics discussed include:

• Cooper Flagg's passing
• Khaman Maluach's offensive improvements
• The collective understanding of spacing and shooting gravity
• The high IQ of the transfer portal players
• The soft spot in the middle of the defense that drop coverage leave, and how a player like Maliq Brown can offset that
• Concerns with the defensive rebounding and box out responsibilities
• Kon Knueppel's footwork on drives
• Sion James as a freight train in the lane
• How the end-of-bench freshmen will handle smaller roles than in high school

Then they dive into recruiting news. They talk about the four commitments Duke has recently added to their 2025 class. They discuss possible additions still to come in the 2025 class, which is now ranked #1 overall, as well as some heavy Duke leans in 2026. They praise Jon Scheyer's adaptability to the changing landscape and assess how that will play out over next offseason. Who will return to Duke? Who will leave? What kind of contingency plans are in place? How much will high school recruiting be used to build rosters versus the portal?

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