Duke announced on Thursday that Grayson Allen would be the sole captain this year. After his tumultuous season last year people will understandably ask why. We can think of at least a few reasons:
- He’s the only experienced player who could possibly fill the role
- He’s grown up since last year and dealt with whatever issues Duke wanted him to deal with
- He’s supremely competitive and a solid role model for a young team.
- How about all three?
The next most experience player is Antonio Vrankovic and while we see potential in the smart young big man, he’s still down the depth chart and not likely to be on the floor enough to be an effective leader.