As the Blue Devils overcame a few shortcomings to overcome the Tar Heels, Isaiah Evans was the epitome of leadership.
While his regular backcourt counterpart, Caleb Foster, was sidelined with an injury, the sophomore guard recorded 11 points, two assists, one rebound, one steal, and one block. Evans was proud of his performance and the future of his squad following Duke’s victory over UNC.
“This team from Duke? Evans advised teams playing the Blue Devils in the postseason to “pray.” “We’re extremely terrific, actually. It’s easier said than done, but you’re going to have to stop us from doing what we do.”
Isaiah Evans believes in the Duke “brand” of basketball
Including the 15-point thrashing of North Carolina over the weekend, Duke has outscored its opponents by an average of 20.4 points thus far this season.We’re simply going to play our style of basketball because this is a pretty disciplined squad,” Evans went on.
Although Foster and Patrick Ngongba II’s absences may have a minor impact on those figures, the Blue Devils haven’t exactly had trouble with their backup lineup in games. The output is not anticipated to alter as Cayden Boozer and Maliq Brown assume those starting positions.
Duke’s top scorers are Evans and rookie forward Cameron Boozer, followed by Ngongba and Foster. In other words, Duke’s top scorers are healthy enough to play in the postseason, and the Blue Devils will be OK come March because to Evans’ self-assurance.
Naturally, the only likely starters in Jon Scheyer’s starting lineup with postseason experience are now Evans and Brown. However, they were a member of the Duke squad that advanced to the Final Four the previous season, immediately following their stunning 11-point victory in the ACC Tournament.
The story’s lesson is that Duke will be OK at March Madness, and Evans’s counsel to opponents to pray may be the most accurate statement made to date.
