Originally Posted by
Kedsy
Let me ask you this: a year from now, will you be saying the same thing about Jordan Goldwire? Because he's not going to be in the rotation as a sophomore (probably ever, but who knows?) and he's not going to transfer. IMO, Jack White has a lot more in common with Jordan G than with, say, Chase Jeter.
Javin DeLaurier, you may have a point. He was ranked #35 out of high school, would have started at most schools in the country, last season. But Jack? He was ranked something like #236 out of high school. He doesn't have a reasonable expectation of rotation minutes as a sophomore, and thus is highly unlikely to transfer out of frustration.
The story out of the Aussie press when Jack came to the US was his statement that he was delighted to go to Duke, and he would see if he could make the starting lineup. I have no idea what K told him on the recruiting trail. Jack was enrolled at the Australia Institute of Sport in Canberra, and my assumption is that he's gonna play basketball in America -- if not at Duke, then somewhere else.
Jordan Goldwire knows he's coming to play on the second unit in practice, and his best other opportunity was at Eastern Kentucky. I agree -- he's not going anywhere. I also think he could get some serious minutes before his Duke career is over.
Sage Grouse
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