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
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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!
For me it will be extremely bittersweet if he makes another Final Four.
Purdue winning would wipe away the bitter from bittersweet.
