Duke has a lot of strengths this season and one of them is going to be in the lane where Theo John, Paolo Banchero and Mark Williams will be on patrol. And Williams, with a very long reach, is almost certainly going to start at center.
By the end of last season, Williams had emerged as a major force, easily one of the best centers in the ACC.
He was obviously long and imposing and certainly he used those assets but what he also demonstrated was a very high basketball IQ. He’s got the chance to become a really imposing presence
That said, as the Chronicle points out, there’s work to do.