Originally Posted by
MCFinARL
This is such an important point, which we tend to forget when we are fantasizing about this player or that player and wondering why every player that crosses the coaches' radar doesn't end up at Duke. At a school like Duke especially, fit isn't just a question of what happens on the court. It also has to do with fit with the program as a whole, and with the academic requirements of the university. Official statements from the Duke program respect the athlete's privacy (as they should) when academic issues derail an otherwise seemingly promising recruitment, so we should try to remember that this is always a possibility when an athlete who has committed to Duke changes his mind, or when what seems like a strong mutual interest between athlete and coaching staff ends in one or the other backing off.
Wait a minute. Are you saying that Duke can't just predict who will end up being the best players in the incoming classes, making sure that over the four classes they have backups at all positions and getting them to accept offers?
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”