When he was at Duke, it was easy to underestimate Jared McCain. First, at 6-3, he was relatively small and never seemed hugely athletic. And in some ways, like the nails and the TikTok career, he might have been a guy that Mike Krzyzewski might have passed on. That’s just a hunch, and we have no idea. He just seems to fit the Scheyer era better.
But despite the relentless cheerfulness, the lack of size and all of it, make no mistake: McCain is an absolute killer.
We saw this at Duke on numerous occasions, notably when the Blue Devils went to Florida State, where McCain shot 8-11 on his threes, and 12-20 overall, finishing with 35. It was so impressive that the FSU fans actually cheered when he finally missed…