I never really post on here, but I do check it daily for updates on Duke basketball. The more I visit the site, the more I notice the amount of rude, nonsensical posts that are unwarranted. For example, the posts above. All the guy was saying was that he is concerned about the lack of talk of Parker. In return, he is granted a smart aleck response that doesn't contribute anything to the conversation. I don't care if you are a well-respected insider or someone that posts once a year like myself, but there's no real reason to be rude.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
"Just be you. You is Enough."
Well, since you asked :
Austin Rivers: 3,104 LANDED
John Wall: 2,514 No
HB: 2,133 No
Quincy Miller: 1,137 No
Kyrie Irving: 797 LANDED
Quinn Cook: 758 LANDED
Tyler Adams: 585 Yes and then No
PPat: 564 No
So, we've landed 3/8 of the most replied about recruiting threads. It seems like we don't have any influence! haha.
Well, let's anaylze the post to which I was responding, shall we? The OP expressed worry at the lack of chatter regarding Tony Parker. Why would this be a point of concern? Perhaps the OP could elaborate on why he/she feels worried. Because I don't see it.
Tony Parker has stated publically that Duke is recruiting him harder than any other school. Other than someone on this board posting something totally untrue and libelious about Parker, I can see no possible correlation between anything on this board and the recruitment of Tony Parker. Pointing that out in what seems to me to be a matter-of-fact and non-judgmental fashion also seems to me to be relevant to the point at hand.
I don't follow twitter closely, but the only college-related tweet I've seen from him recently (a couple of weeks ago) was a comment that Texas is a cool school.
Oh, here it is (from April 19):
tonyparker32 tony parker
Texas is a cool school
Based on this tweet, I can only conclude that he is a lock for Texas.
"I don't like them when they are eating my azaleas or rhododendrons or pansies." - Coach K
Hi JimSummer, I took no offense to your original response. I completely agree with the comment. It was you opinion and I never let any comment related to something I post on a msg board influence my day in anyway. Regards, Darjum.
Thanks for the defense tydotscott, but don't let msg boards influence your outlook on life, otherwise your stress levels will raise to the point where blood pressure will need to be checked!
It was really my attempt to get some new information about Tony Parker, whom I feel should be a priority for 2012. As I'm entitled to post, you are certainly entitled to respond. If people don't want a response, don't post.
One of the only reasons I decided to join DBR is I do really enjoying watch the way Coach K manages basketball and that this board is reasonably respectful to its users. I hope this continues.
I seem to remember a thread going on and on about Lance Thomas during his recruitment (particularly when it wasn't clear if McBoB would return)
Here's a positive quote from Jason Jordan at ESPN Rise on twitter:
JayJayESPNRise Jason Jordan
My man @sheed_01 tells me that: "Next summer @tonyparker32 & either @rpurvis_44 or @phenom15balla will be w/ me @ Duke." #toprecruiter
Making it sound like Tony Parker is solid and Rodney/Shabazz are possible?
Word on the street is coach Capel was on the phone with Parker's dad for about thirty minutes while he was at the airport the other day. Supposedly Mr. Parker really wants Tony to come to Duke.
Can anyone confirm this?
30 min is a lot to talk about....
"One POSSIBLE future. From your point of view... I don't know tech stuff.".... Kyle Reese
I'm sure in those 30 minutes Coach Capel mentioned that he coached Blake Griffin.