Duke's Strategy with Cooper Flag After Ankle Injury

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00:00go to the East region. The number one seed in the East

00:02region is the national championship favorite. That

00:05would be the Duke Blue Devils. So let's start with the Blue

00:08Devils. And let's start with the biggest question perhaps for

00:11Duke entering the big dance the status of Cooper flag as John

00:15Shire has said he should be ready for the round of 64 Duke

00:20an additional day of rest their first game not until Friday. Big

00:24question number one to you DRS. How many minutes should Cooper

00:28flag play in Duke's round of 64 game?

00:32Healthy, probably should play half the minutes or so. That's

00:36really probably all you need. This isn't a game where it's

00:38like, hey, hey, buddy, we're gonna need you for 40 minutes

00:39here on this effort. So give me 15 to 20 minutes, which means

00:43first half up 15 points, maybe get in for a little bit in the

00:46second half, but you quickly come out Duke is a very, very

00:49strong team from top to bottom. They show that in the ACC

00:52championship rounds without Cooper flag, but I need to see

00:55him on the court because if he's healthy, I need to him to

00:58get understand this too. He's not a four year college

01:01veteran. Like, hey, man, we've been to the tournament every

01:03year have two national championships. I'm gonna be

01:04fine. He hasn't been to the tournament yet. Am I saying that

01:07the stage might be too big in the first round for the NCAA

01:10tournament for Cooper flag? No, like this guy went toe to toe

01:12was like a 17 year old with NBA players and was out there

01:15dominating for portions. He'll be just fine. But I just need

01:17the rust factor to be down. Get that jump shot off run the court

01:20with the boys again, get those vibes going. So by the time you

01:23hit round two, you're gonna get an SEC team or a big 12 team.

01:26You're gonna need him full go. So as long as needed that he's

01:29healthy. I want him to knock the rust off. You don't need

01:31overplay him at this point, but he's gonna need to get his

01:33minutes.