Jon Rothstein visited Duke and posted some notes, one which said it looks like Gillis will start for Duke at the start. Surprised me,, with all they had back and their big recruits, I thought he would be at best the 6 or 7th man for them.
Gillis News
- Thread starter pubill
- Start date
Always assumed he would start early. Then as the young guys get it.....come off the bench.
They lost a LOT!
Top 2 scorers Jared McCain and Kyke Filipowski were drafted
3. Roach and 4. Mitchell transferes
Basically get one starter at guard (Proctor) and their returning sixth man and that is about it. Lose more than 80% of scoring. They gave Gillis a LOT of $ as they valued his leadership and experience. Happy to see him start.
Why is this news Mason is a 6th year senior who played starter minutes for a national championship contender.
I would assume it’s due to Duke has 4 projected first rounders…3 of which are lotto picks.
Haha. My first thought was “oh my God, is that Mason Gillis’ music?!?”
Good news! Our 6th man from last year is slated to be a starter for a highly touted Duke. Kind of a nod to last year’s team I think. Happy for Mason!
The extra year or two the NCAA granted players killed us in BB.
I don't think we would have lost in round one last year and our chances of winning it all this year would have went up drastically.
IMO
I don't think we would have lost in round one last year and our chances of winning it all this year would have went up drastically.
IMO
For me it will be extremely bittersweet if he makes another Final Four.
Purdue winning would wipe away the bitter from bittersweet.
Hope he has a great year and run this year in the tournament, except if they have to play us.
At the 48 second mark…our boy hittin a 3…gonna see a lot of that this year
I think Duke could be special because of Flagg.
But, wow they hit all those shots because they were WIDE open.
Yeah, Flagg is really good. And they have a supporting cast that can absolutely back him up, Gillis included.
Hard for me to support Duke no matter what.
Might have to grit my teeth though, and do just that, if they do happen to earn their way to a FF.
Might have to grit my teeth though, and do just that, if they do happen to earn their way to a FF.
Gillis could be that missing piece to combine with their young talent. I still view him as a player/coach. I don’t expect to see him put up big individual stats. I do expect to see help his team win games.
His career stats of 6.5 and 4 while shooting 40% in 20 mins will be exactly what Duke needs.
Exactly. I could see those type of stats. I could see him hitting a few game winning shots. I could also see him becoming a very successful coach when his career is over. He’s smart, knows the game, knows how to motivate others and will have played for two very fundamentally sound programs. He has his degrees! He has a tremendous career in front of him.
Gillis is one of my favorite Boilers. That said, there is no way I will want Duke success of any kind. I live in the Carolinas, so I have good reasons. I hope he personally does well and gets solid education too.
He’s pretty into finance and investing, wouldn’t be surprised if he goes that route.
Yeah, I can’t do it. I wish Gillis every success but would be happy if the dookies lost every game.
Agree. I expect to see Mason be very successful, but would be surprised if it is in coaching.
Hadn't thought of it but maybe. I think most of those guys go to law school, or at least they used to but Mason would likely excel there if he were inclined.
I was reminded of Eugene Parker becoming a very successful sports agent. Gillis definitely has the intelligence to pursue that career if he wants.
