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    Which player do you think improved the most over their time at Duke?

    For a lot of guys, I think a big part of the improvement was waiting their turn and getting an opportunity. Of course, they needed to put in the work and make the most of it. I remember Laettner saying he loved that you had to work your way up the system at Duke and nothing was handed to you...
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    Which player do you think improved the most over their time at Duke?

    Here are a some more that came to mind: Grayson Allen - started his freshman year seldom used and the forgotten man in the recruiting class, goes bonkers against Wake late in the season, and then singlehandedly brings us back to life in the title game and becomes a legend. Maybe the biggest...
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    Which player do you think improved the most over their time at Duke?

    Nolan Smith is a great choice - went from averaging 5.9 ppg in around 15 mpg a game as a freshmannto averaging 20.6 ppg and being ACC POY as a senior. I’m going to throw Christian Laettner into the mix. Solid role player as a freshman, averaging 8.9 ppg in around 17 mpg, and we all know what...
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    MARK WILLIAMS COMMITS

    Pretty hard to argue with the Killer B class, but I might give the nod to Okafor, Jones, Winslow, and Allen. Amazing that they brought home a title in year one, and each guy was a first round draft pick. I don't know if we've ever had another super class with a 100% hit rate. If Duke won in...
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    Hunter Dickerson Picks up Offer

    No inside information, but I don't think this impacts Williams. It seems like the staff would have taken commitments from Kessler, Williams, and Coleman, so this offer looks to be a backfill for the spot Kessler would have occupied. If Kessler is a one-and-done and Dickinson is a multi-year...
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    Transfers in.

    Sean Obi from Rice?
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    Didn't get Poster this year

    That's a bummer. I missed out on the poster last year, so I know how you feel. I even got my order in, but it either got lost or stolen in transit. Luckily, I was able to get a ball last year, and the poster and ball this year. I sent an email this year, which went unanswered, so I was...
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    Maybe similar to 01?

    Could also be similar to 92, when Hurley broke his foot and missed five games. Just like Tre, Bobby was the guy that made that team go. If Cam is healthy, it will be interesting to see if he fills in for Tre like Grant did for Bobby. If Tre isn't out for too long, which sounds like a big if...
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    Grayson's Speech at the Duke BB Banquet

    Damn, who's cutting onions?
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    Mark Titus says Duke is cheating

    I like the wrestling references. I was just thinking that our class is like the Four Horsemen, except every one of them is Ric Flair.
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    Memorable 3's.

    How about when Nick Horvath banked in the game winning 3 as a freshman against DePaul? Not pretty, but definitely memorable.
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    Memorable 3's.

    This is a tough one. My favorite tourney 3 was Hurley against UNLV in 1991. Runner up would be Stones against Wisconsin in 2015. Onions! Regular season would have to be Austin in the Dean Dome.
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    Unsung Duke players.

    Nate James is the first guy that comes to mind. As I recall, a freshman Chris Duhon replaced him in the starting lineup late in his senior year, but Nate was still instrumental to the title run.
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    Looks like my team poster shipped...

    My posters still haven't arrived as of yesterday. I'm just waiting to see if the ball arrives first. I was told they don't have tracking info and timing just depends on when posters were mailed during the last two weeks. I'm still hopeful that they'll come eventually. I'll post again if there...
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    Looks like my team poster shipped...

    I reached out to the basketball office and heard back this morning. I was told that the posters were shipped every day for the last two weeks. I just wanted to share in case it can help put anyone at ease.
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