The Last Time Duke Faced A Game With Just Seven Players

Vic Bubas suspended nine players and still won a critical game.It’s at least theoretically possible that an ACC team will take the court this season with only seven players suited up. That’s the ACC’s COVID-19 protocol minimum.

And, of course it won’t necessarily be your best seven. In fact, it’s again theoretically possible that your entire starting lineup could be out but enough reserves are healthy and ready to go into the crucible and likely get their figurative brains beat in.

Theoretically. Somehow I would be surprised to see that happen. Any team with seven healthy players is likely to have a mixture of stars, role players and deep bench players.

Which brings us to the subject of…