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[QUOTE="phil77, post: 5362705, member: 1169"]
The issues we have are that we have no foundation to build on, so we need an entire roster basically from the portal and that will cost big big money.  If we make JJ a priority, then the team construction will already be at a huge disadvantage.  Choosing to build around a player that is not a facilitator, isn't a shooter, isn't a defender, and isn't an efficient scorer isn't a good piece to build around.   So right off the bat our roster is flawed.

All our depth will be Freshman, which will be hard and full of growing pains and as you can tell outside of Duke playing Freshman big minutes isn't conducive of winning.

We will need at least 2 centers from the portal because we have ZERO incoming and ZERO returning.

Freeman is 50/50 to return at best and if he does return it will cost a ton of cash to keep him away from the SEC and make his camp happy.  Could it happen, maybe but I doubt it.  He will eat a ton of NIL meaning you will have less NIL to use on bringing people in.

Cuffe/Bell/Westry/Moore  All probably will be gone or should be gone.

So that leaves you with Petar, JJ, the Freshman class, and the NIL money to fill out the roster.   With a coach on the "HOT SEAT" coming off the worst season in recent history (60 years).   And to a conference that is going to get the least amount of teams it has had in the tournament in recent history. Maybe a big run by Duke can get ACC some hype. Not many top-flight program-changing transfers are going to be lining up to come here.   I think you guys that have your hopes up are just going to be disappointed again.
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