The Duke Blue Devils — and the entire college basketball scene — are keeping close tabs on Cooper Flagg. He’s still not cleared to play in the NCAA Tournament, although he intends to do so.
Needless to say, that puts a lot of pressure on the top seed. They need their best player, who’s also the projected first-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, to be on the court.
However, even if he plays, Tim Donnelly believes Jon Scheyer has bigger things to be worried about right now, as the team’s sky-high expectations could come back to hurt him.
Expectations might hurt Jon Scheyer, says analyst
“This is his third season and he had not been a head coach anywhere else … he’s still learning and Scheyer has to deal with a legendary like blue blood problem, a legendary Duke problem,” Donelly said. “But the challenge is this, the target is on your back you are the favorites , expectations are the highest for you.”
Jon Scheyer head coach of Duke
In two seasons since he took over the legendary Mike Krzyzewski, he’s led the Blue Devils to a No. 5 and No. 4 seed. This time, however, they’re the odds-on favorites to win the whole thing.
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He already had some big shoes to fill after replacing Coach K. Now, with all that comes with being Duke’s coach and the No. 1 seed, he will have to prove that he’s up to the task.
