Duke's Jon Scheyer Believes Blue Devils Will Soon Win National Championship

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer arguably has the toughest job in all of college basketball, and it’s not because of anything other than pressure. 

All Scheyer has done throughout the first couple of years as the head coach at Duke is win at a very high level. Unfortunately, he hasn't been able to come away with that national championship yet, and that's ultimately everything that people in Durham are looking for. 

Anything less than a national championship is typically going to be viewed as a disappointing season for Duke, as unfortunate as that might sound despite all the success that it has found recently.

However, there are also some other factors that have to be considered here, and the biggest one is the fact that Duke has still been a very good team. Duke has arguably been the best team in the country over the past few years but just hasn't been able to get over that hump come March Madness. 

I think it's also important to recognize that Duke was still in the Elite Eight a year ago and lost on a ridiculous shot by UConn with time running out.

But Scheyer still has to answer that question, and if anyone in the country understands it, it's the former Duke player and assistant under Coach K. 

He understands better than anybody that this is a place where winning is a need, not a want. Scheyer didn't want to make any promises, but he did say that he believes that his team is going to eventually get it done in the next couple of years.

"I believe in my soul that we're going to win a national championship here soon," Scheyer said, per ESPN. "But if you're going to think about the times you've won, you got to be able to handle the tough moments. Unfortunately, you have to go through some s---, and I wish you didn't. I wish that we'd be having a different conversation, but for me, you got to embrace it.

"Sometimes, it's your day to take some s---. So, we'll take some s---, and then I know it's going to come back around."

As Scheyer touched on here, Duke has had to go through some very difficult moments in recent years, specifically heartbreaking losses when it matters most.

I'm very curious to see how those losses are going to prepare his future and current team when it matters come March. If one thing is for certain, he's going to have his guys ready to play hard, and that's half the battle.

If there's one coach to have trust in throughout the season, it's Scheyer. He's been great and there's no reason to think that's going to change.