About this episode

The episode discusses Duke's versatile frontcourt for the upcoming season, focusing on key players and their expected contributions.

Josh, Dustin, and Raul begin the episode with a little post-championship Knicks talk before taking a close look at Duke's stacked, versatile frontcourt for the 2026-27 season. Topics include: Patrick Ngongba as the most important player on next year's team How many minutes Ngongba can realistically be expected to play The need for Ngongba to get more shot attempts Drew Scharnowski playing the "Maliq Brown role" off the bench The importance of the vertical gravity Scharnowski can provide Whether Cam Williams should be expected to start Why Williams might actually be underrated Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje's movement shooting The battle for minutes between Boumtje-Boumtje and Williams The incredible job Scheyer did to assemble this roster

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Dustin, Raul

Topics covered

• Duke basketball
• 2026-27 season
• frontcourt analysis
• player roles
• team dynamics
• coaching strategies

Keywords

• Duke basketball
• Patrick Ngongba
• Drew Scharnowski
• Cam Williams
• Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje
• frontcourt
• 2026-27 season

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knicks, Duke, Duke Blue Devils

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