Battle 4 Atlantis...still on?

[nets on nets on nets]

 

[skysdad]

Thanks for the update jwill. Been wondering about that. OFC

 

[christophero]

Duke vs. Alex. It's on. Boggie Ellis as well.

 

[BlueDevilStop]

Really hope it happens. It's a great field and will give Duke a couple nice early season tests and resume building opportunities.

 

[timritterus]

Duke vs. Alex. It's on. Boggie Ellis as well.

I think Alex is sitting out this year due to transfer.

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

I think Alex is sitting out this year due to transfer.

I’m almost positive he is a Grad-transfer and can play immediately

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Would love to see this happen! Hope it still stays on. Bubble basketball has been pretty effective in the NBA. Don’t see why it couldn’t work at the college level as well.

 

[GAAP_rivals]

I’m almost positive he is a Grad-transfer and can play immediately

Recent ESPN article about transfers: "There's a chance O'Connell graduates early and is able to play next season, but for now we'll keep him among the sit-outs. Reputation as a high-level shooter out of high school but had an inconsistent career in Durham."

 

[timritterus]

I’m almost positive he is a Grad-transfer and can play immediately

Alex O'Connell | Creighton

The former Duke wing will sit out this season before using his final year of eligibility in 2021-22.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...-texas-techs-mac-mcclung-among-those-waiting/

 

[topps coach]

November in the Dakota’s is not exactly a preferred destination

 

[GAAP_rivals]

November in the Dakota’s is not exactly a preferred destination

Duke basketball + chislic? Nice.

 

[christophero]

Dances with Blue Devils.

 

[Laettner15]

Update

 

[christophero]

It will be interesting to see if a sophomore Boogie Ellis is better than our freshman guards.

 

[skysdad]

I had forgotten about Boogie Ellis. OFC

 

[nets on nets on nets]

It will be interesting to see if a sophomore Boogie Ellis is better than our freshman guards.

He shot 33% last year from the floor while averaging 8 ppg and 1.5 apg (for a guard that is very low.) I definitely think K did right by bringing in Cassius over Boogie and Duke did well there. But if Boogie becomes a 3 or 4 year guy, it could hurt down the road.

 

[DukeNation12]

^^Agreed about Cash...and I'll take DJ all day over Boog so I hope we get that matchup!!

 

[Hurley22]

Who is Boogie Ellis?

 

[BOOGIEMAN1914]

so happy we got Cassius last season

 

[Laettner15]

we will see today it seems

 

[christophero]

Hopefully we stay in as we could use some early tests. But if it's a safety thing it's understandable.

 

[TheDude1]

Interesting stuff out there about Duke sponsoring it's OWN tournament in Durham.

That's pretty damn interesting.

 

[christophero]

Cue the "Duke never plays true road games in December" crowd.

 

[Laettner15]

Interesting stuff out there about Duke sponsoring it's OWN tournament in Durham.

That's pretty damn interesting.

Here is the tweet

 

[TheDude1]

Cue the "Duke never plays true road games in December" crowd.

I "Liked" this post, but know that in reality I DISLIKE it. There's just no Dislike option.

 

[mo.st.dukie]

It would be awesome to get a handful of other big time programs along with some HBCU's to play in a Duke bubble. I am skeptical, however, that Duke would be able to convince other major programs to agree to travel to and play multiple games at Duke. I'm thinking it will more than likely be a bunch of small schools for Duke to play in December.

So we would have the Champions Classic bubble, ACC/Big Ten bubble, Duke bubble, and then ACC bubble for a slightly more condensed regular season.

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Was hoping Duke would play in the Battle for Atlantis Tournament, but this is pretty darn cool also! A win win no matter what Duke decides to do!

 

[PixelDevil]

Duke said