So, it sure seems like one of the reasons this was done was because Bagley is supposed to be soooo good. It is almost like, "he is worthy of us taking a retired jersey down." Ok, fine. Bagley is supposed to be a mega stud...
...but what if Gary Trent Jr wanted a retired number? He's also really good, though not really considered a generational talent like Bagley. Still, if the kid wanted it and we felt it would help in recruiting him, I'm betting Duke would be ok with it (provided Ferry or whoever was also ok with it). What if a lower-ranked recruit wanted a number? What if Vrank wanted #43? What if Goldwire wanted #11? And here's one for ya'll -- what if a talent like Bagley wanted #35, but Ferry had died? Would we ask Ferry's estate/heirs?
I get there are a lot of reasons to like this -- and I mostly do -- but it does sorta feel like we have opened a can of worms. I'm really hoping we don't make a regular practice of this kind of thing.
-Jason "Dev11 and I should have debated this a bit more on the most recent Podcast" Evans
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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