DukeBlog · Nov 9, 2025
Duke Dominates Western Carolina 95-54, So Why Did it Feel Underwhelming?
Expectations are a funny thing in sports, they can very easily muddy the waters of fans appreciation. It’s hard not to fall prey to that coming off of a Final Four run for Duke fans, especially one where the wins came so easily for most of the season. 2025-26 is a different animal for Jon Scheyer. This doesn’t mean this team’s ceiling isn’t just as high, but that it won’t look the same – and that’s ok. Something Jon Scheyer said after last night’s game has stuck with me a morning later, Scheyer remarked, “I think I’ve got to remind myself, sometimes you [don’t have to] focus on just the negatives.”