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  1. #1
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    Mar 2007
    Location
    Philadelphia, PA

    Of the six players honored by the NBA for their sportsmanship...

    ... three are Duke alums. Brand and Battier won divisional awards, and Luol Deng won the league-wide award.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2858885

  2. #2
    You beat me to it!

    I'm so proud of those Dukies.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    New York City

    Luol Deng - Sportsmanship Award

    Just saw on ESPN.com that Luol Deng has won the NBA's sportsmanship award.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2858885

  4. #4
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    Feb 2007
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    Los Angeles
    Deservedly so. He's truly a class act. (Although I was devastated that he left Duke after only one year. I really thought we'd have him for two.

  5. #5
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    Feb 2007
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    Los Angeles
    Yeah, Blue Devils rule!! The Coach K family has learned to do things right! Amen.

  6. #6
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    Feb 2007
    Quote Originally Posted by duke03 View Post
    ... three are Duke alums. Brand and Battier won divisional awards, and Luol Deng won the league-wide award.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2858885
    Dukie, yes- but I don't think Luol Deng can be considered an alumnus.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by gus View Post
    Dukie, yes- but I don't think Luol Deng can be considered an alumnus.

    Alumnus generally defined these days as a graduate or former student.

    Luol is thus an alumnus.

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    Duke Alumni Association definition

    The Duke University Alumni Association considers anyone who has attended Duke for two consecutive semesters and left the University in good standing to be an alumnus.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Lynchburg, VA

    Three years in a row!

    2005 Grant

    2006 Elton

    2007 Luol

    It's a testament to the type of young men Coach K recruits. Congrats to Shane for finishing second. Maybe next year he can make it 4 in a row.

  10. #10
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    Feb 2007
    Quote Originally Posted by Bluedog View Post
    The Duke University Alumni Association considers anyone who has attended Duke for two consecutive semesters and left the University in good standing to be an alumnus.
    ah- ok. for some reason I thought it was two consecutive years. nevermind.

  11. #11
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    Feb 2007
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    Washington, DC
    And yet everybody hates Duke. Sigh.

  12. #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by mapei View Post
    And yet everybody hates Duke. Sigh.
    And thinks Coach K is a phoney.

  13. #13

    Deng wins NBA sportsmanship award

    Not too bad, 3 of the top 6. Looks like K knows how to mold fine men and players...


    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2858885

  14. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by mapei View Post
    And yet everybody hates Duke. Sigh.
    Stuff like this is precisely why.

  15. #15
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    Feb 2007
    Location
    Washington, DC

    damned if you do, damned if you don't

    When Duke players like this show class, they're holier than thou. When they display some gamesmanship on the court (JJ/Dahntay), then they're classless punks. I think all that matters is we know how good our guys are.

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