Marshall Plumlee Attempting To Match Brothers Miles & Mason
When you look at this Duke Blue Devil’s basketball team the first thing you see is the extremely talented freshmen. After that you may think about Quinn Cook and how his college career seems to be ending on a high note. The last person you might think about on this Duke team is Marshall Plumlee, but he still has an extremely important role with this team.
Marshall, a 7 foot center, is one of three Plumlee brothers to attend Duke. The other two, Mason and Miles, were a part of the 2010 National Championship team and are now both playing in the NBA.
Marshall is unlike his two brothers in that he will not be headed to the NBA after his college basketball career is over. Instead he has enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves, and will join after he graduates.
The Final Four back when Mason and Marshall were on the team was played in Indianapolis, the same place this years Final Four is being held. Being in Indianapolis has given Marshall a good feeling about this coming weekend. Plumlee said that in his families experience, Duke being in Indianapolis is special.
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Marshall Plumlee may not be as talented as his brothers, but nobody has more heart and passion than him. He averages less than ten minutes per game, and doesn’t do much in the box score in those ten minutes, but he still has an impact.
Even if he is just put in the game to give stud freshman Jahlil Okafor a quick rest, he is still serving a huge purpose. When Plumlee comes in off the bench you know he is going to bring energy and effort for as long as he is out there. He is a good rebounder, sets tremendous screens and can protect the rim.
Plumlee’s value has not been lost on head coach Mike Krzyzewski or Okafor. Plumlee is always the one tasked with the assignment of defending Okafor in practice, and Okafor has credited Plumlee with bringing his game to another level.
No matter how much talent there is on a team, guys like Plumlee will always be essential. Marshall Plumlee may not be a star like his brothers were in college, but he is the ultimate glue guy and has had a huge hand in getting Duke to the Final Four.
Marshall Plumlee would love nothing more than to win a National Championship in Indianapolis, and match his brothers. Even though he won’t be playing in the NBA, Marshall doesn’t want to be the only Plumlee without a National Championship at Duke.