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Again, it’ll be interesting to see if that’s how things are handled this year, too.Dereck Lively II’sThe 7-1, 230-pound center and newly minted preseason ACC rookie of the year isn’t likely to be the rim protector that Williams was.
Lively added range to his arsenal late in his prep career and it’s one of the reasons he’s such a tantalizing NBA prospect. Filipowski’s ability to play with Lively, and the two 7-footers’ games complementing each other, is going to give Duke a size advantage against most teams. Filipowski’s floor game should then allow Scheyer to move him to the 5 and put a smaller player – like freshman wingMitchell’s preparedness to contribute will determine a good deal of how multiple Scheyer’s lineups can vary.