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    Cam R

    Absolutely shocked that this is what your comeback was to a poster criticizing K Cam’s got all the tools but I don’t think he has the dog in him to be an all-star level player - especially if he finds himself in a place with off the court attractions.
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    Christian Dawkins Zion Discussion

    Glad Duke ponied up because Zion playing in that Brownwell system and possibly missing the tourney would have been an absolute travesty
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    Christian Dawkins Zion Discussion

    I always thought Duke was just better at this shade than everyone else - or at least more creative.
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    Christian Dawkins Zion Discussion

    Color me shocked that kids didn’t want to wear Nike’s or play for Coach K so bad that they were willing to for free instead of accepting thousands to wear Adidas
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    Matthew Hurt Announcement 04/19

    Think they are assuming that so you have a frontcourt of Hurt/Carey/Bolden or Hurt/Javin/Carey. I agree he is more of a stretch 4 and would help spacing if he were deployed that way. Real concerns with him being able to defend the 3 in college and don’t see any way he can at the next level...
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    Can you see either White, AOC or Jordan redshirting?

    K will continue to overrecruit those three so I’m not sure I see a benefit to either party other than getting another year of tuition paid for. Better for Duke to get them off the books and redistribute the scholarship
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    Even when the NBA changes the O&D rule.. will we still be dealing with O&D issues?

    The kid still has to graduate high school and some high schools do not even allow that. Think the rule change really benefits the UVA’s, Michigan, etc of the world who seem to have a very strong system in place, identify that next layer recruit and develop the hell out of them. I suspect...
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    Baker use next year

    I don’t want to say it’s a win/win for Duke but the downside is much larger for Joey. For Duke if Joey lives up to his ranking he likely is not around for year 4 anyways. If he underachieves the scholarship can now be off the books and redistributed. For Joey he has now lost a year of...
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    Baker use next year

    I think the responsibility would reside in the fact that they identified him as a Duke caliber player and gave him one of the most prestigious scholarships on CBB. Scouting is not only about about the athletic side but also cultural fit, work ethic, system fit, etc and the ability to project...
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    2020

    NBA is starting to really focus on securing 2022 as the moment the age restriction moves back to 18. I think the top schools that have focused on the OAD need to start diversifying their strategy well ahead. The 2020 and 2021 classes must contain multi year players that can be starters and...
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    ESPN’s early top 25

    Because they have one of if not the best coaches in the country and a system that doesn’t need 5 stars to be successful. I’m sure Tony has guys ready to step in and fill what leaves. UVA isn’t going anywhere as long as he is at the helm.
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    Looks like Tre will return!!!

    Very good for Duke/CBB and it will be interesting for Tre. I actually think this may set up for him to be a 3 or 4 year player - think Cassius Winston - who also came in as a top 50 kid but lacks the dynamic ability the NBA craves. I don’t think either can improve their stock enough, with...
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    Unfortunately for a program like ours, this comes with the territory...

    Roster construction has been my biggest issue with K for quite a while and most of it is a fall out from the decision to go all in on OAD. When you don’t know what your team is going to look like year to year or understand how long you can count on certain individuals it is tough to understand...
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    This will not end well

    Feels like a classic Occam’s Razor - if Adidas is paying the top kids Nike sure as **** is too. If the top Adidas schools were involved then so were the top Nike schools. This is basically common knowledge in College Football and AAU has been in the handler game much longer than 7 on 7 has...
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    Over-recruiting?

    It seems like the ‘program’ kids that are brought in don’t develop because they are all high floor - low ceiling guys. Even at their peak, after 4 years their best is a 6th man or specialist role. Maybe that is by design or because K can’t get the others to come sit behind the OAD’s. Either...
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