Barrett quote...wow
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Duke isn’t going to play much defense, but at the end of the day, basketball is abt putting the ball in the hoop, and it’s going to be very hard to stop Duke from scoring every time down the floor.
Barrett and Zion are going to be among the top scorers in college basketball all year. Can’t double up on either of them and Reddish is going to be a handful.
Plus, getting the Duke whistle, Barrett is going to get a ton of and-1s and Zion is going to barrel over people all year with getting called for a charge.
I think we’ve got the formula to beat them though, and so do a couple of other teams.
Still don’t like the makeup of this team and think depth and chemistry will be an issue.
Barrett and Zion are going to be among the top scorers in college basketball all year. Can’t double up on either of them and Reddish is going to be a handful.
Plus, getting the Duke whistle, Barrett is going to get a ton of and-1s and Zion is going to barrel over people all year with getting called for a charge.
I think we’ve got the formula to beat them though, and so do a couple of other teams.
Still don’t like the makeup of this team and think depth and chemistry will be an issue.
What pros or college players did he face in the FIBA tournament? Wasn't it a U17 event?
I have been playing and coaching for many years. Put Keldon on him, let him throw a couple forearm shivers in his chest, and let’s see how he wants to respond.
I would put KJ's athleticism against any of the 3 main forwards you have. Zion and maybe Javin could be slightly better, but Johnson is more athletic than Reddish or Barrett. We also have 3 guards and maybe a 4th with more athleticism than any you all have. We also win the athleticism battle at the 5 with Richards.
Again, wasn't it a U17 event? How many of them were in college?
Dude I don’t care about the scouting report of Duke vs UK lol. I’m just pointing out you were wrong about what Barrett has faced. I think Kentucky will be very good and could give him some problems but I think you’re greatly over estimating the rest of college basketball. Who are these amazing grown men he’ll be facing night in and night out?
Agree. This thread needs to go bye bye, like now. Nothing wrong with the kid feeling like he's a good player, because honestly, he freaking is.
Axe this thread mods. This is going to end up on every other board and just adds to the perception that we are obsessed with duke.
Too late for that, and I don’t really care TBH. Our fan base isn’t obsessed with Duke. Our online message board fan base is. This is not an accurate representation of our fan base as a whole.
Diallo and McCoy had never played a college game at that point. Huerter averaged 4 & 3 and Okagie averaged 4 & 4 on that trip. While both were drafted this past draft, neither played a significant role on that team. Edwards and Prtichard both played well, but Edward's just went undrafted, so not exactly a high end talent type. Not to mention they were all on one team, which he only played against in 1 game, following FIBA rules, which barrett and team Canada had an advantage in.
Lol, didn't you all lose to a team last year on an 11 or 12 game losing streak, while being the #1 team?
Lol point was the poster said Barrett has never faced anything like he will see in college. Pretty sure that team had more talent than most teams he will see in college.
Yep, don’t think we were # 1 then though. That’s Villanova you’re thinking of.
Not really. It had a lot of unproven talent, much like Duke this year. None of those players had more than a year of college experience and most not even that much. You tried to spin it off as him playing against pros earlier, which none of them were. He will face older, more experienced players in college, who play together a lot longer than a couple of weeks. He will face teams that have seen significant footage and scouting reports on them. Quite a bit different from FIBA U19 if you know much about basketball.
There were pros in that tournament. They weren’t playing for USA because of NCAA rules but there were pros.
Another day, another Duke thread..
What's wrong with saying you're really good when you're really good?
What's wrong with saying you're really good when you're really good?
Ohh, yea. You're right. You guys were #1 when you lost to mighty Boston college a few weeks prior. You were a lowly #4 when throttled by 11 loss in a row St. Johns.
Really, who? And did team Canada play against them?
Our fanbase is obsessed with whoever is a threat to the thrown. At times, it’s been Indiana, Louisville, Kansas, UNC and Duke. Just the way we are. We’re nuts.
I see nothing wrong with the quote either. He said he is good, is he supposed to say he thinks he sucks? lol.
FYI, you do realize the younger 2 Ball brothers played for some pro team in a 3rd world country. Would you really consider your guys beating them the same as beating actual pros or being legit competition? That's essentially what these guys you're calling pros are.
I’ll let you look them up. Also to my original point like 20 comments ago, Barrett played for the Canadian men’s national team this sunmer. People were acting like the competition in college basketball was going on on a whole other level than engraving he’s faced. In reality Barrett has faced better competition than probably ever other freshman in college basketball between his international career and two straight years to the high school national championship game.
Hahaha, you're making the claim, but you can provide 0 evidence to support it. Now you want me to do your research for you? It's okay to be wrong man; I won't hold it against you.
A lot of young players and back ups play for the qualifying teams. It doens't mean much and the competition is a joke. The Vrankovic kid you all have did the same thing for his native country. That's the level of player he was competing against. Top level D1 players are much different, particularly experienced players.
High school basketball is night and day difference from college, unless maybe NAIA level.
Penna for Vitrus Bologna and Okeke for Auxilium Torino. I agree college is different than high school but no one is doubting Keldon Johnson or Tuler Herro because they haven’t faced college competition yet.
I still have reservations until seeing them in real action, but there is one major difference in you seem to forget. Our guys get to practice against multiple other elite guys daily. Tyler Herro has Quickly, Hagans, and Greene (who is an experienced college player) to go up against daily. Keldon Johnson has Washington, Travis and Richard's in the front court who have all played at least one year, in reid travis case a little over 3 years. Plus EJ montgomery. Not to mention they just went up against a few former D1 players in the Bahamas. And a couple potential NBA prospects from Mega Bemax.
I have never heard of either of those. Did they actually play for them before the U19 tournament? If so, how did they do as far as contributing? How did the teams do overall?
Judging by the fact u19 team Italy was ranked 11th in the world and averaged almost 25 points less a game than Canada, I am willing to wager it won't be good numbers wise.
opcorn:This is what I’m talking about. Barrett has probably played better and more varied competition than any freshman in the country over the last two years but three games against some random teams with “nba prospects” apparently means more than that lol.
Like you can make that argument against Zion all day and I’d believe it. But not Barrett.
I have never heard of either of those. Did they actually play for them before the U19 tournament? If so, how did they do as far as contributing? How did the teams do overall?
Judging by the fact u19 team Italy was ranked 11th in the world and averaged almost 25 points less a game than Canada, I am willing to wager it won't be good numbers wise.
Italy was who Canada faced in the championship game.
Who has he beaten or gone up against of note? I don't count allstar games. They show and prove nothing. He's played high school level competition, with a few guys who played a year of college I'm the U19. I think he's good, but I want to see him play on a consistent basis against legit teams, with better players, defenses and experience than what he has seen so far. I don't think thats being unrealistic.
Who said that meant more? I was just referencing they have played against better talent than strictly joh school level.