We’ve said for a long time that teams with less talent but more cohesion would be at an advantage in the one-and-done era.
We think that’s largely been true although Duke and Kentucky both won titles with very young teams.
Kentucky had a big advantage in 2012 with Anthony Davis but more importantly they had a tremendous leader in Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
As brilliant as Davis was, his fellow freshman drove that team to greatness.
For Duke in 2015, two exceptional leader got them there in Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones,
Mike DeCourcy argues that both Duke and Kentucky have been highly successful and he’s basically right.