Self-identifying as an expert in anything is a red flag, but you do share the consensus of the majority of posters on here: identifying what our rosters have lacked over the past 4 years under JS. It's not rocket science and does not lead to expertise; it just shows the ability to compare successful NC-winning teams with those that fail at the final hurdle. And i would say, money NOT well spent in NIL.
Yes, I don’t know if expert is the appropriate word, better word would be a very experienced when it comes to watching a poorly constructed roster, because we have had one every year for multiple years.
That’s why a cap should be put out there to keep from over paying . The issue with Duke will always be how do you get top transfer portal players to want to play with top incoming freshman . Then Do you risk waiting to recruit the portal and back away from five star freshman . IMO, portal players are no different then one and done’s both ate only likely on campus for six months until they can bounce to the league or bounce to their next team .
Yes a cap would help balance things more. No school should be allowed to spend $22m like Kentucky did this past season while virtually everyone else is 1/2 of that amount or less.
Wait... are you saying that having a lot of one-and-dones results in big roster changes from year to year? Are you sure about that? How do you figure?
Yeah one and dones = they leave after one season, lol. And if they’re really talented, like Flagg, Boozer, Knueppel, Burries, Peat, Wagler, and other, they’re great. But a lot of these kids aren’t ready for primetine as freshmen, like Khamenia and Aristode at AZ
You seriously think a good team has a roster of mixed skillsets, pro prospects, and experience levels? lol Why?
Not sure if you’re a Kentucky fan or not but man that program is the Dallas Cowboys of college hoops. What was once a great program has fallen so far that no NIL $ can fix- look no further than last year.
I agree here. Getting Pat back I assume is priority #1 as I think he fits perfectly with Williams coming in but I think they need a big time slash in the portal and that splash needs to be a high volume scorer.
No I don’t like Kentucky I’m a Ucla fan. I think Pope is doing a BAD job, he’ll be replaced within 6-12 months, 100%. Maybe we can get Kentucky to take
Yes Duke is typically loaded with lots of talented freshmen. Too many in my opinion, unless they stay and develop, I think it’s tough for any team to win when led by freshmen. We just saw AZ get smoked by a more experienced team.
agreed. And that's what I've been trying to say without demeaning the current players. After the last two years, I find it hard to believe Jon wouldn't put together a roster he knows can contend. A bad year (by Duke standards) doesn't make a lot of sense to me at the moment. We'll have to wait and see. I was ok with Nik leaving because I assumed it meant a more established vet would be coming in. If that's not the case, I'd be fairly ticked they didn't retain him.
You've made some astute points and i appreciate your humility regarding your own program. You are also correct on what a good Championship squad looks like, regardless of what some believe on this board. I think if you were a Duke fan, the majority of us would agree with most of your observations
I get what you're saying. You could say it's a mistake to have more than 2 that your team is built around, but you don't turn down Cooper, Kon, or Cameron. Jon has surrounded them with some veterans, it's just that I don't think they have been good enough to compliment the freshmen.
So basically he left because he viewed both starting over him if one or both stayed ? So basically he’s scared of competition? One is a sg and one is a sf/sg. So he’s not worried about Howard or Cayden or Foster? Basically your sources are saying he wants a guaranteed starting spot . Thought Duke didn’t do that thought you had to earn it ? I’ve saw a couple reports saying the door isn’t completely closed on a return to Duke . But he would have been given all the minutes he could have handled in year two .
Not trolling at all. I know nothing about any other programs other than Ucla. I admire Duke for all the reasons most college bball fans do. Great home crowd support, great arena, winningest program in college bball, recruit elite HS kids every year, etc.
I think if he doesn’t return to Duke maybe he goes to Gonzaga? UCLA has 3-4 similar forwards now I don’t think Khamenia is a good Fit at the moment. Gonzaga seems to like Khamenia type players, maybe he goes there? Like Stromer did. If he came to ucla we would have him, Dailey, B Willisms, Jovic and Macura, and even Booker who’s not a true post. That’s too many 6’7 to 6’9 big Forwards.
But wouldn’t that give UCLA more versatility in the 3-5 spot? Booker is a PF is he not? Didn’t he transfer from Michigan State. to UCLA ? You could play khamenia on the wing which from what I gather he wants to play .
If he goes to UCONN , you know there is some negative recruiting involved . Even if they had about six transfers . I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on with Duke at this point .
Yeah I’m ok. I only hate AZ and SC. No hate for Duke.
Good to have you live in here on the West Coast, yes, we had no post presence whatsoever. And coincidentally, we still have not added a starting post in the portal yet. That’s been frustrating to say the least.
