My brother and I sat and watched Oak Hill Academy play last night and by the night's end, we were giddy about Duke's future. Why? Because Blue Devil commit Nolan Smith was absolutely amazing last night. He showed off his beautiful shooting stroke and coupled that with outstanding explosiveness to the basket. Smith clearly fits that Duke mold of being a guard who can either play the 1 or the 2. So, take Smith along with fellow commits Kyle Singler and Taylor King and possibly Patrick Patterson and Duke fans will be going crazy next year. I've said it all along, I just want this Duke team to keep getting better each day they play together and if McRoberts stays in Durham, they wouldn't lose anyone off this year's team. I hate to say it but I see someone prominent on this year's team transferring at year end because of concerns for playing time.
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One word - nasty.
He was absolutely nasty last night and could have scored 40 if there were enough basketballs to go around at Oak Hill. He basically never saw the ball again after the first half - not because he wasn't assertive, just that the PG and inside players dominated the ball more.
He made some terrific passes too - I can't wait to see him in a Duke uniform.
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