Without freshman Zion Williamson during the second half of Saturday’s 80-78 thank-the-right-hand-of-Cam-Reddish win at Florida State, the Duke basketball bigs looked downright small and weak.
Not only that, but juniors Marques Bolden, Javin DeLaurier, and particularly Jack White appeared to suffer from a lack of confidence once it became clear that the Incredible Hulk would not reenter the game (Williamson took a finger to the eye near the end of the first half and never returned because he had double-vision; the latest word is that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is “hopeful” he will be back in the lineup when the No.