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Stacey King -> RE: College Basketball (5/10/2011 1:32:56 PM)
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If he so chooses, Duke coach Mike Kryzewski can employ a Plumli lineup – as in, three Plumlee brothers on the court at the same time. That’s because Marshall Plumlee, the youngest in the basketball-playing brood, will join brothers Miles and Mason as frontcourt players for the Blue Devils this fall.
While three 7-footers – actually, Miles and Mason are 6-foot-10, while Marshall is 6-foot-11 – wouldn’t be the most prudent lineup, Kryzewski may have to do it out of principle. It will be the first time in ACC history that three brothers will be on the same team’s roster, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.
But Marshall told the newspaper that his brothers’ presence at Duke didn’t sway his decision.
“Absolutely not,” Plumlee said. “In the end, I had to make the decision that was best for me and no one else. Duke is a special place, and the fact that Mason and Miles are there is just the icing on the cake.”
Marshall showed off the athleticism that he’ll bring to Duke last December, when he won the dunk contest at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Meyers, Fla. A big man emerging victorious against some of high school basketball’s high-flyers is impressive.
Of course, Miles and Mason aren’t exactly known for their above-the-rim play, and it’s unlikely that Marshall will dominate college basketball in that way either.
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