Originally Posted by
Icarus09
We should've never put too much stock in Wall, we got into the recruiting very late in the game and we're pleasantly surprised to get an on-campus visit. Just because he had a good meeting with Coach K doesn't mean he walked out thinking he would come here.
As to Bledsoe, the quote about duke being his dream school was made months ago. That being said, while we are actively pursuing him, we cannot make an offer until he improves his scores. So, it's natural that he didn't put Duke in his top four because he can't assume he will be eligible to get an offer from us. If he does get the qualifying score, it is very possible he will add us to the list.
There's a great article posted in this thread about how he would be the first one in his family to go to college and how proud it would make his mom. Duke would have a leg up in recruiting if he is paying attention to academics because of the other schools in the running (FL, UK, AL) and because (since he will be a 3-4 year player) he would be able to graduate with a degree.