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Josh · 07-16-2006, 02:39 PM

They have a really good class coming in. 3 McDonald's All-Americans and two 5-star prospects.

There's Jon Scheyer who was mentioned above. Dude's got sick range, and I could see him taking J.J.'s role, but Scheyer isn't near as good moving without the ball and moving off of screens.

Gerald Henderson is the best player in the class. He played with UNC-signee Wayne Ellington and I think he's going to turn out better. He's got a really good overall game and he's a freak athlete, something Duke desperately needs. He can drive to the basket very well, and he does have good 3-point range, but if anything in his game needs improvement, it's that.

Brian Zoubek is a 7 footer from New Jersey. He's probably going to step in immediately and start alongside McRoberts. He's a great scorer down low, rebounds a ton, and being 7 feet tall helps. The only problems with him is athleticism. He needs to improve his quickness inside, but I think he'll be good right away.

Lance Thomas is a SF/PF who will probably play the bulk of his minutes at PF. He's very good at drawing fouls and a good rebounder. His perimeter shot could use some work, as could his defense.

I'm really pumped about this class. I think all 4 guys have a chance to make an impact right away.

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Josh Rookie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bloomsburg, PA Posts: 134	They have a really good class coming in. 3 McDonald's All-Americans and two 5-star prospects. There's Jon Scheyer who was mentioned above. Dude's got sick range, and I could see him taking J.J.'s role, but Scheyer isn't near as good moving without the ball and moving off of screens. Gerald Henderson is the best player in the class. He played with UNC-signee Wayne Ellington and I think he's going to turn out better. He's got a really good overall game and he's a freak athlete, something Duke desperately needs. He can drive to the basket very well, and he does have good 3-point range, but if anything in his game needs improvement, it's that. Brian Zoubek is a 7 footer from New Jersey. He's probably going to step in immediately and start alongside McRoberts. He's a great scorer down low, rebounds a ton, and being 7 feet tall helps. The only problems with him is athleticism. He needs to improve his quickness inside, but I think he'll be good right away. Lance Thomas is a SF/PF who will probably play the bulk of his minutes at PF. He's very good at drawing fouls and a good rebounder. His perimeter shot could use some work, as could his defense. I'm really pumped about this class. I think all 4 guys have a chance to make an impact right away. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. DO NOT DISRESPECT THE CLOSEST THING TO JERRY WEST, PETE MARAVICH, OR MICHAEL JORDAN THAT THIS GENERATION HAS EVER SEEN.