Duke's Joey Baker knows he needs to step out of his comfort zone and be a more vocal leader. He's patterning himself after Jack White.
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00:00I think we're deep, we're versatile, and we're athletic.
00:05We'll get into teams, and we'll play fast.
00:07I mean, we have a lot of really good players
00:09that bring different things to the table,
00:11and I think coach will let that be seen.
00:16So it'll be a fun year.
00:18We'll have a lot of good games, hopefully on the schedule.
00:22I know that's still in the works,
00:25but I'm excited for this year.
00:26I'm excited for you guys to see the team.
00:28I think you guys will love it.
00:30I mean, yeah, absolutely.
00:32I think for my first two years,
00:34the guy that I kind of looked up to in that sense was Jack White.
00:39He was super vocal, practices, workouts, lift.
00:42He was talking, and he wasn't just talking.
00:45He was talking a lot.
00:46You knew what was going on.
00:48So I realized coming into this season,
00:52before we even got on campus, that that was going to be missing,
00:55something that was there for the past two years
00:57and that I'd probably have to fill his shoes a little bit more.
01:01So, I mean, I said I was typically lead by example,
01:06but, I mean, definitely I've upped the ante on vocal leadership
01:12and just talking more on the court.
01:15So Wendell's been great as well.
01:18He's a super vocal guy, and Matt Hurt is talking more than ever.
01:24So it's exciting.
01:26I think everybody's growing and maturing
01:28and kind of filling into the spots that have opened up.
01:32I think it was definitely a part of me the past few months,
01:35kind of just becoming more educated on everything,
01:40all the different situations has definitely led me to be more vocal
01:45through my social media stuff.
01:47And it's something that's important to me
01:51because I've had conversations with a lot of close friends
01:55about the issues and just hearing their takes on it,
01:58and I just didn't feel right not speaking on it.
02:03Absolutely.
02:04I mean, I think those are the next steps for me,
02:07being able to not just be a shooter, a scorer,
02:10but an all-around player, defender, rebounder, get to the line.
02:14I think if I add those, I think it will help our team a lot
02:19and it will take me to a different level that I've been at before.