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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Great teams.
I don't think either of them is going to beat Mizzou playing like they did on Wednesday.
I think Auburn's A game is just a hair higher than Duke's so I'd listen there.
But Duke is very dependent on Flagg. Kneuppel and Proctor are also damn good but Duke is as good as Flagg is.
And i've said in the NBA thread that Flagg is as good a prospect as I've seen in a very very very long time. And as a player he's obviously better than Mark Sears -- but can he play much better than Mark Sears played in that game? Man, I'm just not sure he can. Sears was INSANE. And it wasn't enough.
With Sears effort being a reasonable proxy for what Flagg will likely give Duke in a matchup like that, I think they're extremely comparable teams. And Mizzou took, IMO, Alabama's best shot and won by double digits.
Again, I'm not saying anything about who wins a best of 10 series. I'm just saying that Mizzou showed a ceiling that is absolutely as high as anything I've seen from any team in college hoops this season.
Except for Auburn. That's fair. Broome is SUCH a problem matchup for Mizzou and with so much senior leadership at G with Mazara, Kelly and Jones, Auburn has a really deep and difficult team to deal with.
I'll probably give you Auburn.
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I think Duke has a higher ceiling than Auburn does solely due to Flagg and the potential for him to play at a high level in March compared to Broome. Sears shouldn’t be even mentioned in the same atmosphere as the two players who arguably the best in CBB this season.
You are correct in that Duke is very dependent on Flagg, but their ceiling is much higher than Auburn’s, albeit with a much lower floor due to volatility with freshmen.
Auburn is arguably the most complete college basketball roster constructed in like a decade in terms of performance and how the players compliment one another.
I think Mizzou has a high ceiling, but I’m not sure I’d say F4 or title one unless the defense improves.