Episode 312 - Player Previews, Pt. 1
Description
Josh, Dustin, and Raul begin their deep dive into the 2025-26 Men's Basketball roster. This episode is the first of three and covers Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer and Isaiah Evans. Topics discussed include:
- Justin Robinson's departure from Duke for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Why the high turnover for Scheyer's staff is actually a positive
- Caleb Foster's difficult 2nd season
- The progress Foster showed at the end of the season
- His struggles finishing at the rim and whether he might benefit from an in-between game
- How much he will play on ball this upcoming season
- Cayden Boozer as Duke's first pure point guard since Tre Jones
- The value of having a high-level decision maker late in games
- Questions surrounding his jump shot, both with the form and volume of attempts
- Isaiah Evans' historic combination of 3pt volume and accuracy
- The need for Evans to diversify his game by upping his rim attempts and increasing his assist rate
- How Evans can play off a frontcourt full of excellent playmakers
They also do over/unders for each player and give each player a skill from one of the other two that will best maximize their game. Lastly, they touch on Nik Khamenia's solid showing with Team USA's U19 team, helping lead them to a gold medal in a key bench role.
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