Ah, yes. All is right with the world on this wonderful April day. Duke has some freshly cut nets and a brand new trophy. Undefeated at home, ACC regular season and tourney champs, and NCAA tournament champion. Duke has once again proved that they are without a doubt the class of the NCAA. I could wax poetic about their success all day.
I DONNT CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID CHAMPIONSHIPS YOU ONLY HAVE THEM BECAUSE K RIDES THE REFS AND GETS ALL THE CALLS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF UR PLAYERS WILL BE TERRIBLE IN THE NBA IF THEY EVEN GET THERE WHICH THEY WONT
Really? Terrible in the NBA, you say? Prepare to have your face wrecked using my two of my favorite things: tables and math.
NONE OF YOUR PLAYERS PLAY IN THE NBA
Hmm…. Say, just how many Duke players played in the NBA this season, compared to other respectable programs?
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Duke Count 14
UCLA Count 14
UNC Count 13
UCONN Count 12
Arizona Count 10
Kansas Count 9
Kentucky Count 9
Texas Count 7
GaTech Count 6
Memphis Count 6
OhioSt Count 6
Wake Count 6
WHATEVERRR THEY ALL SIT ON THE BENCH AND SUCK THEIR THUMBS WHILE REAL PLAYERS ARE ON THE FLOOR
OK, so Shav Randolph really shouldn’t count as an NBA player. Let’s get rid of all the scrubs. Computer, remove anyone that was benched for more than 15 games this year. Exhibit 2:
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UCLA 11
Duke 10
Arizona 7
Kansas 7
UConn 6
UNC 6
GaTech 4
Memphis 4
Syracuse 4
Texas 4
Kentucky 3
Wake 3
Ohio St 1
Oh wow! Second only to UCLA. I can handle that.
WHATEVER YOU STILL DONT HAVE NE TOP END TALENT
You know what's interesting about that list? It looks like we have six schools eligible to enter the world’s first 5 on 5 alumni tournament! Computer: of the players left, let’s take the top 5 alums from each school (ranked by John Hollinger’s PER rating) and set some rosters. Here’s what it looks like:
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Player College NBA GP Min PPG PER FGM FGA FG% TS% Ast TO Stl Blk
Boozer, Carlos Duke UTH 78 34.3 19.5 21.42 7.9 14.1 56% 60% 3.2 2.7 1.1 0.5
Maggette, Corey Duke GSW 70 29.7 19.8 20.4 6.5 12.7 52% 62% 2.5 2.4 0.7 0.1
Deng, Luol Duke CHI 70 37.9 17.6 16.14 6.8 14.5 47% 53% 2 1.9 0.9 0.9
Brand, Elton Duke PHI 76 30.2 13.1 15.72 5.4 11.3 48% 52% 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.1
Redick, J.J. Duke ORL 82 22.1 9.6 15.03 3 6.7 44% 61% 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
Duke Total 376 79.6 88.71 29.6 59.3 50% 57% 11 9.5 4.1 2.7
Iguodala, Andre AZ PHI 82 38.9 17.1 17.82 6.1 13.7 44% 54% 5.8 2.7 1.7 0.7
Terry, Jason AZ DAL 77 33 16.6 16.58 5.9 13.5 44% 55% 3.8 1.4 1.2 0.2
Frye, Channing AZ PHO 81 27 11.2 15.09 3.9 8.7 45% 60% 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.9
Bayless, Jerryd AZ POR 74 17.6 8.5 14.38 2.7 6.5 41% 53% 2.3 1.3 0.4 0.1
Budinger, Chase AZ HOU 74 20.1 8.9 14.15 3.4 7.6 44% 55% 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.2
AZ Total 388 62.3 78.02 22 50 44% 55% 14.5 7 4.6 2.1
Pierce, Paul KS BOS 71 34 18.3 18.24 5.8 12.2 47% 61% 3.1 2.3 1.2 0.4
Gooden, Drew KS LAC 70 25.1 10.9 16.95 4.1 8.6 48% 55% 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.8
Collison, Nick KS OKC 75 20.8 5.9 13.14 2.4 4.1 59% 62% 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6
Wright, Julian KS NOR 68 12.8 3.8 11.82 1.7 3.4 50% 52% 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.3
Hinrich, Kirk KS CHI 74 33.5 10.9 11.61 4.2 10.2 41% 50% 4.5 1.5 1.2 0.3
Kans Total 358 49.8 71.76 18.2 38.5 47% 56% 9.4 6.8 3.9 2.4
Westbrook, Russ UCLA OKC 82 34.3 16.1 17.9 5.9 14.2 42% 49% 8 3.3 1.3 0.4
Davis, Baron UCLA LAC 75 33.6 15.3 17.47 5.5 13.5 41% 50% 8 2.8 1.7 0.6
Collison, Darre UCLA NOR 76 27.8 12.5 16.55 5 10.4 48% 55% 5.7 2.7 1 0.1
Barnes, Matt UCLA ORL 81 25.9 8.8 13.66 3.4 6.9 49% 58% 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4
Ariza, Trevor UCLA HOU 72 36.5 14.9 13.4 5.5 13.9 39% 49% 3.8 2.2 1.8 0.6
UCLA Total 386 67.6 78.98 25.3 58.9 43% 52% 27.2 12.4 6.5 2.1
Okafor, Emeka UCONN NOR 82 28.9 10.4 16.53 4.2 8 53% 55% 0.7 1.4 0.7 1.6
Gay, Rudy UCONN MEM 80 39.7 19.6 16.3 7.5 16.1 47% 54% 1.9 2.1 1.5 0.8
Villanueva, Ch UCONN DET 78 23.7 11.9 16.09 4.7 10.6 44% 53% 0.7 1 0.6 0.7
Allen, Ray UCONN BOS 80 35.2 16.3 15.22 5.8 12.2 48% 60% 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.3
Butler, Caron UCONN DAL 74 37.6 16.3 13.77 6.1 14.2 43% 51% 2.1 2.2 1.6 0.3
UCONN Total 394 74.5 77.91 28.3 61.1 46% 54% 8 8.3 5.2 3.7
Carter, Vince UNC ORL 75 30.8 16.6 17.11 5.8 13.5 43% 54% 3.2 1.4 0.7 0.2
Haywood, Brenda UNC DAL 77 30.6 9.1 16.17 3.6 6.4 56% 59% 0.6 1.3 0.3 2.1
Felton, Raymond UNC CHA 80 33 12.1 15.25 4.9 10.6 46% 53% 5.6 2.1 1.5 0.3
Wallace, Rashee UNC BOS 79 22.5 9 13.18 3.4 8.2 41% 50% 1 0.8 1 0.9
Williams, Marvi UNC ATL 81 30.5 10.1 13.08 3.7 8.2 46% 54% 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6
UNC Total 392 147.4 56.9 74.79 21.4 46.9 46% 54% 11.6 6.5 4.3 4.1
What in the name of Christian Laettner? The K Army starting 5 go for 79.6 PPG, more than any other team? Our combined PER is better than any other team? We dominate in nearly
every single statistical category? Say, those numbers are quite impressive, not just compared to other alumni teams. How would they fare against, say, the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers?
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PLAYER Team GP Min PPG PER FGM FGA FG% TS% Ast TO Stl Blk
Hickson, J.J. CLE 81 20.9 8.5 15.26 3.6 6.4 55% 58% 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.5
James, LeBron CLE 76 39 29.7 31.19 10.1 20.1 50% 60% 8.6 3.4 1.6 1
Parker, Anthony CLE 81 28.3 7.4 9.95 2.5 5.9 43% 58% 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.2
Varejao, Anders CLE 76 28.5 8.6 15.87 3.5 6.1 57% 60% 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9
Williams, Mo CLE 69 34.2 15.8 16.18 5.5 12.4 44% 58% 5.3 2.5 1 0.3
CLE Total 383 70 88.45 25.2 50.9 50% 59% 17.4 8.8 4.7 2.9
Duke Total 376 79.6 88.71 29.6 59.3 50% 57% 11 9.5 4.1 2.7
That’s right kids. Duke wins, 80-70. Congratulations Duke Blue Devils, 2009-10 NBA Regular Season Champions.