Duke's Thornton transferring
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He better get faster & improve handle because he looked like crap against UK when he tried to play some point. PG will be the achillies heel of this talented Duke roster.
That was fun to see but that game was back in November, its time to let it go.
Or.....kid got 26 minutes, wasn't good enough to keep them from getting Bolden (or keep UK from getting him), so he was cut.
Six of one......
I'm a Duke fan, I like to talk ish to UK bball and you all, but in reality this transfer stings. I am being somewhat blasted for saying that Jackson isn't a true PG. Duke will be deep and talented, no doubt, but no PG scares me a bit. I also don't like how this has gone down. DT moves up early, then transfers? I don't like it, but am not allowed to question the program, or I am not a real fan.
Dude they didn't force DT to get Bolden, just stop with that. You mean they'd take an Aussie 3 star player in White over DT? You also forget that Obi most likely will be gone after seeking medical hardship. The Bolden "force-out" conspiracy holds no water.
Pushed out or not, this hurts Duke. This leaves them without a true point guard, Allen nor Jackson are point guards. I doubt Duke wins it all now, despite how much talent they'll have.
And I would counter that by saying that DT was more important to next years team than Bolden.
Of course a Duke fan would say that. Besides, it wouldn't have mattered if the game was in March, the outcome would have been the same. Allen was the same exact player at the end of the year as he was in November.
His go to move was to just put his head down, barrel full speed at the basket and try to score or flop his head back like he was just hit with a sudden case of whiplash and try to draw a foul.
The problem with that is, and the reason he didn't fare too well against UK, is because they had guards that were quick enough to defend him while moving their feet, stay in front of him without fouling, and were still able to keep enough distant that his flop wasn't called by the refs. Hate to tell you, but none of that would have been any different, regardless of what month it was.
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Maybe Frank can be a decent point, maybe not. Thornton was ranked a better PG when he was still in Franks class. He struggled at Duke while Frank blew up and now he's nervous about PT. If that's the case, so be it. Good luck to him wherever he goes.
I'm not trying to be combative here but something doesn't make sense. Clearly Duke does need a PG a lot more than they need Bolden and yet Thorton is leaving because of playing time? If he's the only PG on the roster and as you state Duke clearly needs that and a perimeter defender then you would think his playing time would be limitless. And yet you also state that his dad didn't like the prospects of his playing time. Some things just don't add up here.
I agree some things don't add up, but I can assure you that him being forced out because of scholly count is so, so wrong. They will most likely go into next season, even after Bolden, with an extra scholly after Obi rolls.
grayson allen running the point is going to be hilarious to watch. i'm sure his teammates are going to be thrilled when he is chucking up 25 shots a game and playing zero defense
Of course he will, why wouldn't he? And for the Duke poster who earlier asked about Harrow, he transfers to Georgia State, a few miles from his home because his father had suffered a bad stroke. Nice try though.
What's funny is no recruits will actually look at this and think twice about Duke. It's like high school kids don't even watch college b-ball. Like...I can't understand how any elite big would sign with Kansas after the Cliff Alexander/Cheick Diallo disasters. I mean....the closest Cal has had to a complete bust would probably be Alex Poythress, but that was more due to lack of fire in Alex than anything Cal did or did not do for him.
I think his dad likes Ky. I know it's not much but hes retweeted things about Ky.
Jackson is more than capable to lead that team. You don't have to have a "pure" PG to be an elite team. Jackson is a legit player and I think Thornton is leaving because Jackson is so good.
Thornton is sitting out next year. He might get drafted sometime but it won't be this year. You must have used some really selective players to come up with that nonsense. Cal's much better with OADs than anybody and it's not even close.
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You can't take his words to heart, you have to realize what he is doing. It's all about perception and trying to get the edge. He knows what he is doing and I'd bet this is a well thought out calculated tweet.
Why would we force out our point guard that played 26 mins. We didn't have to offer jack white a scholarship to make room for Bolden. smh
Actually I agree with you, and all the other prempy little Dook fan boys on this. You know why? Because you ain't getting Bolden LMAO.
Well I wasn't sure...If his dad is so worked up about PT, 15 minutes a game is better than sitting out a season...
also...if uk is on the short list...great...i'll take him...would be nice to have in practice...and then he could really be something the following season...
Thornton
Matthews
Gaberial
SKJ
Hump
with Tai in the mix and whom ever Cal gets between now and then...
I don't like Coach K. He's a Bob Knight style human being that has been allowed to do whatever he damn well pleases for a long time because he's a great coach.
I don't think he "ran" the kid off. Once Allen announced his intention to return to Duke the numbers game caught up with the kid. Jackson coming in gives Duke a better player. Kennard and Allen are going to be expected to do big things next year as well. Thornton is your typical young basketball player that wants 30-40 minutes of playing time.
He could have been part of something special for them next year, but playing time and his own recognition of how inadequately he played last year led to this decision.
I don't think he "ran" the kid off. Once Allen announced his intention to return to Duke the numbers game caught up with the kid. Jackson coming in gives Duke a better player. Kennard and Allen are going to be expected to do big things next year as well. Thornton is your typical young basketball player that wants 30-40 minutes of playing time.
He could have been part of something special for them next year, but playing time and his own recognition of how inadequately he played last year led to this decision.
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