Welcome to Duke, Rasheed Sulaimon!

[DukeBlueDevils47]

What a week!! welcome Rasheed!

[BleedsP287]

Welcome to Duke Rasheed. Very glad to have you here with us!

[mr. synellinden]

ESPN's write-up is here: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recru...r%3fid%3d67405

Sounds like Nolan Smith 2.0. The future looks bright!

I'm getting an Elliot Williams vibe. Or Daniel Ewing.

[Greg_Newton]

I posted this in the 2012 thread before, but he really reminds me of Randolph Childress. A couple inches taller and not quite as blazing quick, but really similar game and style:

Rasheed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOdHWRZn8rY

Childress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3YT21obnQ0

[ncexnyc]

I believe it was Mike who said this would be a special week for Duke fans, two prize recruits and a win over the heels, that fits the bill to a T.

[FireOgilvie]

Here is a Sulaimon quote from November:

What do you look for in a coach/team?
"In a coach I look for a great man, and a person who looks out for my best interest both on and off the court. Someone who can develop me both in life and on the basketball court and someone who loves winning as much as I do lol. My perfect team would be a team that runs and gets up and down the floor. They play pressure defense and spreads the court out offensively."

It looks like he made the right choice!

http://boxofmess.com/2010/11/03/rash...-big-in-texas/

[SmartDevil]

Another wonderful addition.

Things are pretty much on a roll all around for K and our Devils.

I hope that also proves to be true regarding the health prognosis of a certain someone's toe!!

[Mike Corey]

What a wonderful way to end a wonderful week.

Two 5* talents, great progress on Kyrie's toe, and outdoing our archrivals in a classic performance? Holy moly.

[ChicagoCrazy84]

Another Daniel Ewing...or Nolan Smith. Either way, I like it!!

Welcome to Duke Rasheeeeeeeeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On fire!!!!!!!!

[ChicagoCrazy84]

It had to've helped that Nolan Smith went off for 34

[Dev11]

Another Daniel Ewing...or Nolan Smith. Either way, I like it!!

Welcome to Duke Rasheeeeeeeeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On fire!!!!!!!!

One of my friends commented to me earlier, "We are replacing Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith in 2012 with Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith."

Let the unreasonable comparisons begin.

[wsb3]

Great week for the Devils. It is possible to wake early and be excited at 4:30 a.m.

[wilko]

Welcome to the party RS...
Glad to have you.

Hey dude, since you and AM are already grooving on the Duke vibe ... ring up Bazz and TP. Give them some encouragement and an invite to the party.

[Smitty1911]

What a way to start the day on what has turned out to be a perfect week! Welcome to Duke, Rasheed! Thrilled to have you as part of the Duke family. And to keep the positive momentum going, I'm headed off to a nice Caribbean vacation tomorrow. Life is good...

[flyingdutchdevil]

So, according to this thread, Sheed is the following:

46% Nolan Smith
34% Daniel Ewing
23% Jon Scheyer
15% Christian Laettner
14% Carlos Boozer
0.5% Rasheed Wallace

That's a hell of a player! Looking forward to watching him play (and yes, I know the math doesn't add up )

But, in all seriousness, I have a feeling that I'm going to love his energy and defense more than anything. Sounds like a shorter Lance Thomas with more advanced offensive skills

[Turtleboy]

Wow! That is awesome! The future really looks bight for the Duke program... first a top-10-talent 6'8" WF/BF in Murphy, and then a top-25 caliber stud gunner SG in Rasheed Sulaimon. Add to that the 2011 incoming class of FOUR McD AA caliber studs (yes, I know MG didn't get in on a technicality - but he's clearly of the McD level players) - including a 4-year super "pied piper" PG in Cook, and the top player/2G in the class in Rivers. Only thing missing is an inside impact power guy to join the parade to Durham... Paging Mr. Parker, Mr. Tony Parker??

Who is MG? What was the technicality?

[CLW]

and the good news keeps coming in on a daily basis. I look for a Parker commitment by Saturday and a Shabazz commitment on Sunday.

[devildeac]

So, according to this thread, Sheed is the following:

46% Nolan Smith
34% Daniel Ewing
23% Jon Scheyer
15% Christian Laettner
14% Carlos Boozer
0.5% Rasheed Wallace

That's a hell of a player! Looking forward to watching him play (and yes, I know the math doesn't add up )

But, in all seriousness, I have a feeling that I'm going to love his energy and defense more than anything. Sounds like a shorter Lance Thomas with more advanced offensive skills

You left out 5% Elliott Williams.

[moonpie23]

and the good news keeps coming in on a daily basis. I look for a Parker commitment by Saturday and a Shabazz commitment on Sunday.

"Ooooooooo....That's a Bingo!!!!!!"

[devildeac]

Who is MG? What was the technicality?

Michael Gbinije, a 6'6" wing guard/forward, who sounds like he is a 5th year HS senior and those players are not eligible for McD AA teams. Hope I got that right.