http://duke.scout.com/2/898254.html
Rivers and his parents will visit Duke next week per this (premium) article from John Watson at TDD.
I don't have premium but not much of a tease in this link that directly states Rivers is visiting Duke next weekend
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75...2%26c%3d898254
I started reading after exercising link in OP from page 1 not realizing it was old, and it is on front page of scout site.
...looks like the secret is out. Good stuff. You got it K.
I hope the various premium subscribers and those with more inside connections than I know more than I... but as an "outsider", I'm a little confused about the respective chatter around the Rivers and Beal situations. I'll save my Beal confusion for his thread, but is there a reason (secret or non-secret) to think we're in good shape with Rivers?
The only specifics I've heard are that he's committed to Florida but he's visiting some other high-profile schools (possibly at his father's urging), he was at once point recruiting Beal to join him at UF, and that Duke is one of these high-profile schools he is visiting. Is there reason beyond that to think he has a particularly strong interest in Duke? Because to me, as someone with no inside knowledge of the situation, Duke just seems like an obligatory, big-name recruiting stop for a kid who's trying to reassure himself he committed to the right place. Hopefully I'm wrong?
Isn't Austin on campus this weekend? Anybody hearing anything?
Subscription... but sounds like it went "awesome": http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=2&...%2f900785.html
I've read both the Rivals and Scout articles and now see why people have been optimistic about landing this kid. He sounds in love with Duke. The quotes from those articles make me want to bet on Rivers to Duke. The visit couldn't have gone better.
Is there any way Rivers could be a recruited non-scholarship player as a freshman (a la Melchionni)?
The reason I ask is that I would love for Duke to land Rivers, Q. Miller, B. Beal, and Marshall Plumnee, but there would only be 3 scholarships available if Duke lands Barnes/Roscoe Smith and Irving. I know I'm getting way ahead of myself, but the dominoes are about to fall.
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You say we won't get all those guys, but most would say we are at the top of all those players' lists. Also Rivers and Beal are good friends and there were rumors that they wanted to play together. And I don't think paying Duke's tuition for one year is a financial problem for the Rivers' family.
I just read the article on Rivals it was great! I would not be surprised if he decided to come to Duke. On the flip side of that I would not be surprised if he stayed committed to Florida. He sounds excited about the school and the direction the program is going. I think the recruiting momentum is helping.
Because paying upwards of about 50 grand, as opposed to having a free ride somewhere else, is not so appealing. Duh.
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