Dukes rout of Wake Forest without Coach K spotlights Grayson Allens unsung hero role. The 2016-17 version of Grayson Allen could've used some advice in maturity from the 2017-18 version of Grayson Allen. In the midst of a horrid shooting slump in his senior season — Allen is 7-for-35 from three-point land in Duke's first five ACC games — the senior captain is finding ways to help his team win ball games without scoring the basketball. It'd be easy to neglect Allen's two-point, no-field goal performance in Duke's 89-71 win over Wake Forest on Saturday, especially when freshman superstar Marvin Bagley III finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds. But look a bit closer to see Allen's 12-rebound, eight-assist stat line and it's a telling sign of a senior leader doing what it takes to win. Perhaps more telling is the contrast from last year to now in how a Duke team without coach Mike Krzyzewski (he missed several games last year for hip surgery and missed Saturday with a virus) looks thanks to strong leadership — something that was definitely missing last season. Allen has admitted that his newfound leadership role this year is far from natural, and it's not exactly easy to lead by example when you're bricking shots (as opposed to his offensive outburst in Duke's season-opening win against Michigan State).