Duke's 7-Foot 'Big Man' Too Fragile for Round 1

Duke enters March Madness as the No. 1 overall seed without their 7-foot centerpiece, Patrick Ngongba II, who is mysteriously unavailable for the opening game. For a program that markets itself as basketball royalty, it's remarkable how often their blue-chip towers turn into fragile glass sculptures the moment the calendar flips to tournament time. Nothing says 'we built a winner' like watching your most physically imposing recruit sit on the sideline while the rest of the roster tries to pretend this was part of the plan.