Originally Posted by
NSDukeFan
Should the staff stop recruiting him now after 2 years? as he is now in one and done range?
Originally Posted by
lotusland
No but maybe offer a 4* guard too for stability in the future and also so landing OAD replacement guard isn't imperative. Might be a good idea to work in some regular PT for him too. It doesn't have to be all one way or the other . I can only speak for me but I can easily lose interest and save the Slng cost during hoops season if its going to be minor league pro ball in duke uniforms. I'm sure there will plenty other watching so it's only my discretionary time in play.
Originally Posted by
Troublemaker
I know NSDuke was kidding, but we should have it covered if we land both Tre Jones and Garland, which we're favorites to do. I'd be surprised if both are OAD since they're small, and I wouldn't be that surprised if both have sophomore seasons at Duke. (That said, I'd be very surprised if either is a 4-year player).
You're right, I was kidding and I agree with lotusland that a balance between OADs and fourish year players would be ideal. I just think that it's too hard several years out to predict which 16 year olds are going to end up as the 15th to 55th ranked 18 year olds and be willing to wait their turn to improve and be solid upperclassmen, and be solid academically and good representatives of Duke. Maybe the staff has done that and maybe needs to give more players minutes. But does that hurt the top players' chances of getting reps together, learning how to win, especially if many are only at Duke for a year or two. I would have loved to have seen Murphy, Czyz, Gbinijie, Jeter, etc. as upperclassmen and would have loved to have seen a deeper bench each year. But would the teams have been as successful? I don't know the answers but feel the coaching staff does a great job in challenging circumstances.
Last edited by NSDukeFan; 06-10-2017 at 08:16 PM.
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