Some people may not realize that Paolo Banchero started basketball life as a guard. He was 5-11 in seventh grade; within a year he was 6-5.
But he had guard skills and he has retained them even as he grew to 6-10. It’s been a lot of fun watching a guy that size who could fill in at point guard if needed, and it gives Duke four ballhandlers in the starting lineup, which must be a matchup nightmare.
Despite all of that, Banchero is in fact now 6-10, and you can’t ignore that. He needs to use all of his talents and apparently he’s heard it
“That was a big thing that Coach (Mike Krzyzewski) was on me about in the preseason and early on: using my frame and imposing my will, getting to the basket, drawing fouls and just being dominant,” Banchero told USAToday after the win over Georgia Tech.