Glass-half-full Duke basketball fans will find pleasure from speculation that North Carolina is on the wrong coast to snag a five-star who has both the Tar Heels and Blue Devils among his seven finalists.
Of course, pessimistic Dukies will quickly point out Mike Krzyzewski and his staff face the same 2,500 miles of problems in the recruitment of Sierra Canyon (Los Angeles) small forward Ziaire Williams.
According to Rivals recruiting insider Eric Bossi, the other five programs still in the hunt — Stanford, UCLA, Arizona, Southern Cal, and Oregon — hold what may prove an insurmountable West Coast advantage.