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re: Zion Williamson just committed to Duke

Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:35 pm to
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
47798 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:35 pm to
quote:

last envelope with biggest cash wins all the time


there's only one Duke and one Coach K... You have one chance to play college basketball, why go somewhere lesser?
Posted by devils1854
Franklin
Member since Aug 2014
6351 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

Roy will still own them


2 teams have multiple championships this decade.

UCONN and...........Duke
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
36440 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:43 pm to
quote:

Why is Duke going this one and done route?



most coaches will want the best players available, as opposed forgoing rankings for the best fits. They have enough faith in their coaching to believe they can make the pieces fit together, even though we know that's not always or even often the case.

The other answer is that there was a lot of concern several years ago that Duke had fallen behind Roy and then Calipari in recruiting. Duke had some down years where they were whiffing on prospects like Harrison Barnes, Brandan Wright, John Wall, etc. Part of the one and done recruiting drive has definitely been to keep the best players away from your rivals. Duke got way more aggressive about going after those type of prospects early.
This post was edited on 1/20/18 at 8:46 pm
Posted by Vegas Eddie
The Quad
Member since Dec 2013
5979 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:45 pm to
quote:

devils1854



Almost bed time son
Posted by Carville
Sunshine, LA
Member since Jun 2014
5321 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

Bama football Yankees Duke basketball?

Have you ever heard of UCLA Basketball? They had a decent run of TEN STRAIGHT NC’s...
Posted by devils1854
Franklin
Member since Aug 2014
6351 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:49 pm to
quote:

Almost bed time son


Nothing to say I see
Posted by CocoLoco
Member since Jan 2012
29108 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:50 pm to
quote:


Zion Williamson just committed to Duke
His little brothers Arches Williamson and Bryce's Canyon Williamson may be even better




I appreciate this
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71776 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:57 pm to
quote:

Have you ever heard of UCLA Basketball? They had a decent run of TEN STRAIGHT NC’s...



Longest run was 7 in a row but was a long time ago. Even their recent title is years older than anyone they recruit.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40859 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:08 pm to
quote:

Come again


The likelyhood of duke choking in the ncaa’s is always higher than them winning it
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
61349 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

2 teams have multiple championships this decade.

UCONN and...........Duke


Nice random time range.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
18306 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:26 pm to
And # 10
Posted by Bleus
Northern Virginia,DC
Member since Sep 2016
714 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:28 pm to
That team will be amazing
Posted by LSUShock
Kansas
Member since Jun 2014
4919 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:29 pm to
Give me senior guards any day vs a star studded roster. *2012 Kentucky is the exception
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
23182 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:07 pm to
Was interested so I looked it up. Duke’s last two title teams starting 5 were:

2015 - senior, junior, 3 freshmen (Winslow, Jones, Okafor)

2010 - 2 seniors, 2 juniors, and a sophomore
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33963 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:17 pm to
quote:

Was interested so I looked it up. Duke’s last two title teams starting 5 were:

2015 - senior, junior, 3 freshmen (Winslow, Jones, Okafor)


During the 2015 season, I remember someone asking Coach K where he ranked the current team among all of the teams he had at Duke. Coach K laughed and said they weren't even ranked in the top 10.

Posted by kbro
North Carolina, via NOLA
Member since Jan 2007
5016 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:21 pm to
quote:

The likelyhood of any team in America choking in the ncaa’s is always higher than them winning it


Fixed
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
23182 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:26 pm to
That 2010 squad is even less impressive from a talent standpoint imo

Just goes to show you that having a veteran team, in most cases, is the way to win a title.

Posted by reo45
Member since Nov 2015
6362 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 11:19 pm to
Just looked at 2019 NBA Mock Draft and Duke has 3 of the top 4 players projected picked.

Coach k will be looked at under a larger microscope with this type talent coming in.

If he loses there will be those who will be questioning a lot in terms of his coaching. Will be entertaining though.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71776 posts
Posted on 1/20/18 at 11:37 pm to
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Coach k will be looked at under a larger microscope with this type talent coming in.

They have #1, 6, and 7 from this year's recruiting class playing now. Had #2, 4, 13, 14 in 2016. He coaches the freaking Olympic team, this is old hat for him.
quote:

If he loses there will be those who will be questioning a lot in terms of his coaching.

He'll be fine.
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 1/21/18 at 12:50 am to
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Yeah. It needs to be like baseball.

You can go out of high school but if you go to college it’s for two or three years before you’re eligible again


Or how about this crazy idea..

Just let adults go pro whenever they want?
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