Cooper Flagg, Cameron Boozer share uncanny, depressing Duke legacy
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The Duke Blue Devils might've had the best team in the country two years in a row.
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Neither of the past two seasons even saw them reach the national championship game, though.
This year, it ends even earlier. The Blue Devils were stunned in the Elite Eight by a last-second shot from the logo from Braylon Mullins in a game they led by 18 at one point.
And in the end, legacies are formed in an odd way.
Cooper Flagg was the best player in the country last season, but a late phantom foul call ended up more or less defining him as a Duke superstar who never got to be the last team standing.
Boozer was the best player in the country this season, at least as far as productivity is concerned. He, too, will move on to the NBA without a national title.
How do you put those pieces together?
Do you blame head coach Jon Scheyer?
Do you just shake your head at the madness of March?
However you want to look at it, it's a disappointment for Duke. These teams could've been some of the best in college basketball history.
Instead, they'll only go down as a "What if?" two seasons in a row.
Boozer will still have to make his NBA future official, of course. Last year, Flagg waited just a bit before he finally made clear what everyone knew, that he'd be going pro.
The better Boozer twin, Cameron, is surely heading to the league, too. He's set to be a top-three draft pick.
He'll go down as one of the best freshmen to ever play at Duke. But he didn't get a title.
And in that, he and Flagg will be forever linked, in a way they never would've wanted to be.