Originally Posted by
Bay Area Duke Fan
Five possibilities:
1. K and his staff did a great job of preparing Miles for his NBA career.
2. K and his staff did an inadequate job of utilizing Miles' talents at Duke.
3. Miles wasn't ready to be a star at Duke; he's just now realizing his potential in the NBA.
4. None of the above.
5. All of the above.
Big men often take some time to get their coordination and basketball instincts. #3, without a doubt in my mind. If Miles were capable of steady double-doubles at Duke, he would have done so regularly. Instead, he had six double-doubles in 135 games. By year -- 0, 3, 1, 2. He averaged a perfectly balanced 4.8/4.8 over four years (6.6/ 7.1 his senior year). He is doing twice that well at Phoenix.
Go Miles!
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013