On Season 4 Episode 16 Of Bleav In Duke Podcast Shelden Williams, Stephen Wiseman Are Asking Can Duke Run The Table In The ACC With Cooper Flagg?

Cooper Flagg was the only player to score in double figures for Duke on Tuesday December 17, 2024 when Duke defeated George Mason 68-47.

As Cooper Flagg was the only player to score in double figures for Duke he was 7-20 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 4 assists , 24 points

Though, Cooper Flagg was the only player for 5th ranked Duke to score in double figures Duke’s winning streak was extended to 5 games because defensively Duke held George Mason to 47 points.

When?

Tuesday night in Durham!

Where?

On the hardwood!

As Duke held George Mason to 47 points as a team George Mason shot 29.4 % on field goals , 11.8 % on 3 pointers, 83.3 % on free throws. Two players scored in double figures! Those players included Jaylen Haynes who was 9-19 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds , 1 block, 18 points. Darius Maddox was 4-13 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 3-3 on free throws to go along with three rebounds , 2 steals, 12 points.

Following Cooper Flagg being the only player to score in double figures for 5th ranked Duke as Duke’s winning streak was extended to 5 games because defensively Duke held George Mason to 47 points Sion James who is a graduate transfer from Tulane who was 2-4 on field , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 3 assists , 7 points had this to say about his teammate Cooper Flagg!

We felt like we were getting OK looks [in the first half],”Cooper was being super aggressive [and] getting good looks. We were kicking out for a lot of good shots. They just weren’t going down… we stayed the course and some more of them went down in the second half.”

Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Cooper Flagg!

For any young guys, you get caught up in percentages [and] numbers sometimes,”

For him, he was just a warrior out there… that comes with just his competitive spirit and being in attack mode. We need him to be that way, and we need to help him be that way all the time.”

According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article297166674.html

In the ACC/ SEC Challenge the SEC won 14-2 .

On season 4 episode 16 of Bleav In Duke Podcast Shelden Williams former Duke player , Stephen Wiseman of News & Observer are asking can Duke run the table in the ACC with Cooper Flagg?

This season six teams have an overall record of 9-2 -9-3. Those teams include Duke who is leading the standings 1-0 in the ACC. Pittsburgh, SMU behind Duke as they’re both have records of 9-2 then you’ve got Clemson, Wake Forest who are both 9-3 1-0 in the ACC. From there you’ve Duke’s tobacco road rivals NC State, North Carolina who have 7-4 1-0 in the ACC 6-5 overall 1-0 in the ACC. Notre Dame who has an overall record of 6-5 1-0 in the ACC. Florida State who has an overall record of 9-3 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Boston College, California who have records of 7-4 overall 0-1 in the ACC. Louisville , Virginia, Syracuse who has an overall records 6-5 0-1 in the ACC Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech who have records 5-6 overall 0-1 in the ACC. Miami who has a record of 4-7 overall 0-1 in the ACC.

According to https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball

On Season 4 episode 16 of Bleav In Duke Podcast Shelden Williams, Stephen Wiseman are asking can Duke run the table in the ACC with Cooper Flagg?

In my opinion if Duke is going to run the table in the ACC Cooper Flagg’s teammates Khaman Maluach who was 0-1 on field goals to go along 8 rebounds , 6 points . Kon Knueppel who was 3-7 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 6 points. Tyreswe Proctor was 3-8 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 8 points. Sion James who was 2-4 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound , 3 assists, 7 points . Maliq Brown who was 1-1 to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 points. Mason Gillis who was 2-5 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists , 6 points . Isaiah Evans who was 3-6 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 9 poiints against George Mason Tuesday in Durham isn’t going to cut it because even as bad as the ACC teams are this this it can be any teams game on any given night because every team gets up for when they play Duke.

Duke tipping off ACC Play at Louisville is the perfect example!

Then 9th ranked Duke was behind 37-33 at halftime at Louisville Sunday night!

Though, then 9th ranked Duke was behind 37-33 at halftime to Louisville Sunday night in Louisville Kentucky Duke came back to win 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

As 9th ranked Duke came back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference opener as a team Duke shot 45.2 % on field goals 26.7 % on 3 pointers , 85.7 % on free throws. Four players scored in double figures. Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers, 3-3 on free throws to go along with 12 rebounds , 1 assists, 2 steals , 1 block, 20 points before fouling out of the game.Kon Knueppel was 4-12 on field goals , 2-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound , 6 assists , 12 points . Tyrese Proctor was 6-13 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists , 13 points. Sion James was 2-5 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists , 1 steal , 11 points.

According to espn app

Following Duke coming back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference Duke graduate transfer Maliq Brown who previously played in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Syracuse had this to say about his teammate Mason Gillis who like him is a graduate transfer though unlike him Mason Gillis is a graduate transfer from Purdue!

Following Duke coming back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his team!

This team is way more than one player,”It’s way more than just a couple of players.”“He came in and set the tone, told us, you know, we’ve got to get locked in and just get a stop.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article296480109.html