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JasonEvans
07-15-2011, 03:27 PM
Matt Jones says on his twitter feed...


Coach k from duke just offered me a scholarship ! #excited

Sounds like the kid likes us ;)

Here is his ESPN page (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/104946/matt-jones). He's a top 25ish recruit, a 6-4 shooting guard with a very sweet stroke from long-range. His team is playing at an AAU tourney where Coach K is this week. He must have been impressive for K to make him am offer.

--Jason "Jones is from Texas, like Sulaimon" Evans

Starter
07-15-2011, 03:32 PM
They say the guy is reminiscent of a young Ray Allen. That's, I mean, high praise...

NSDukeFan
07-15-2011, 03:41 PM
They say the guy is reminiscent of a young Ray Allen. That's, I mean, high praise...

The team would need someone to replace Dawkins' sweet stroke.

-bdbd
07-15-2011, 04:06 PM
The team would need someone to replace Dawkins' sweet stroke.

Weren't Rivers and especially Sulaimon (and potentially R. Purvis) supposed to do that?
:confused:

rotogod00
07-15-2011, 04:09 PM
They say the guy is reminiscent of a young Ray Allen. That's, I mean, high praise...

Yup, and I like that his only listed weakness is on the defensive end of the floor. Something K and the staff can straighten out in a hurry.

superdave
07-15-2011, 04:27 PM
Weren't Rivers and especially Sulaimon (and potentially R. Purvis) supposed to do that?
:confused:

Yep....but how long do you expect each of those guys to be on campus? We'll need depth and we'll do it by mixing 4 years guys in with NBA lottery caliber guys.

NSDukeFan
07-15-2011, 04:37 PM
Weren't Rivers and especially Sulaimon (and potentially R. Purvis) supposed to do that?
:confused:

I haven't seen Jones play, but if there is a comparison to Ray Allen to be made, then I would say Rivers and Sulaimon aren't in the same class as far as prettiness of jump shots is concerned. As far as replacing the player, perhaps, but not the sweet looking jump shot.

Bluedog
07-15-2011, 04:42 PM
I haven't seen Jones play, but if there is a comparison to Ray Allen to be made, then I would say Rivers and Sulaimon aren't in the same class as far as prettiness of jump shots is concerned. As far as replacing the player, perhaps, but not the sweet looking jump shot.

Personally, I find Andre to have the prettiest looking jump shot of anybody on the team. His stroke is a thing of beauty....But, yes, he too will be gone by the time Jones would come to campus.

airowe
07-15-2011, 04:54 PM
Weren't Rivers and especially Sulaimon (and potentially R. Purvis) supposed to do that?
:confused:

Sulaimon isn't known as having a great outside shot, but it is definitely improving (he's been working hard.)

K really likes Jones. And it doesn't hurt that Jones is good friends and teammates with Julius Randle.

yancem
07-15-2011, 05:39 PM
I've watched a couple of youtube videos and while it is hard to determine how good someone is from these type of highlight reels you can tell that he has a nice and very quick stroke. I'm not sure his form is as pure as Allen's (or Dawkins for that matter) put is is very quick. Maybe not Dell Curry quick but as close as I've seen from a high schooler.

CrazyNotCrazie
07-15-2011, 06:05 PM
Interestingly, I just checked a Texas map and his hometown of DeSoto, TX is next to the hometown of another similar sized former Blue Devil (a personal favorite) with a nice jumper, Thomas Hill. I would be more than happy if Jones turned into the next THill, or even close. Also makes me feel really old to realize that this kid was born several years after Thomas graduated.

watzone
07-15-2011, 09:40 PM
Matt Jones says on his twitter feed...



Sounds like the kid likes us ;)

Here is his ESPN page (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/104946/matt-jones). He's a top 25ish recruit, a 6-4 shooting guard with a very sweet stroke from long-range. His team is playing at an AAU tourney where Coach K is this week. He must have been impressive for K to make him am offer.

--Jason "Jones is from Texas, like Sulaimon" Evans

Thanks Jason:) I had that scoop but was on the road home from the Peach Jam. I spoke with him three times and he glowed when talking about Duke. Coach K loved his game, thus an offer. He's a great shooter and can slash the lane and has a good handle. I have a video interview coming with him a bit later. A package deal of him and Randle would be the shizz. Rasheed was working him hard, see oic at BDN.

watzone
07-15-2011, 09:41 PM
Weren't Rivers and especially Sulaimon (and potentially R. Purvis) supposed to do that?
:confused:
Duke is no longer recruiting Purvis.

Richard Berg
07-15-2011, 09:43 PM
He's a top 25ish recruit, a 6-4 shooting guard with a very sweet stroke from long-range. His team is playing at an AAU tourney where Coach K is this week. He must have been impressive for K to make him am offer [before his junior year of HS].

How have we made it through a dozen speculative posts / player comparisons without mentioning the name Redick? It boggles the mind.

rotogod00
07-15-2011, 10:17 PM
Duke is no longer recruiting Purvis.

Are you allowed to say why, Mark? Even if it's not specifics, generalizations will do. Just curious.

Bluedevil114
07-16-2011, 07:36 AM
Are you allowed to say why, Mark? Even if it's not specifics, generalizations will do. Just curious.

Is it because of Purvis or because we currently have one scholly at the moment and with Puvis deciding in August that does not fill our biggest need. We need a McGary, Ellis or a Parker to commit first.

watzone
07-16-2011, 10:36 AM
Is it because of Purvis or because we currently have one scholly at the moment and with Puvis deciding in August that does not fill our biggest need. We need a McGary, Ellis or a Parker to commit first.

Maybe they are still in with him, but they did not watch him during the Peach Jam. I think it is a crunch situation and the offer to Jones speaks too. Here is a video intro of Matt Jones where you can get a bit of a feel for him. He played very well in all but one of his games this past week in Augusta. One of his better games was in front of Coach K. Texas, Kansas and Baylor have been on him early. He can drive well and shoot he ball. See quote from him in this link. He is also a solid on ball defender and anticipates the passing lanes well. More impresively, he is a really good rebounder from his WG spot averaging just under 6 per game for the event. I caught three and a half of his games this past weekend and spoke to him at length. He is a high character kid and handled himself in a humble manner off court.http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/duke-offers-matt-jones/

akhan786
07-16-2011, 11:08 AM
Maybe they are still in with him, but they did not watch him during the Peach Jam. I think it is a crunch situation and the offer to Jones speaks too. Here is a video intro of Matt Jones where you can get a bit of a feel for him. He played very well in all but one of his games this past week in Augusta. One of his better games was in front of Coach K. Texas, Kansas and Baylor have been on him early. He can drive well and shoot he ball. See quote from him in this link. He is also a solid on ball defender and anticipates the passing lanes well. More impresively, he is a really good rebounder from his WG spot averaging just under 6 per game for the event. I caught three and a half of his games this past weekend and spoke to him at length. He is a high character kid and handled himself in a humble manner off court.http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/duke-offers-matt-jones/

Mark, did the staff catch a CP3 game at the Peach Jam? I heard some mentions of the coaches checking out Pinson, they must've checked out Purvis as well.

ThePublisher
07-16-2011, 01:20 PM
The Purvis thing just seems too odd. Maybe he given us a silent commit? Or maybe coach K knows something about the NBA CBA that the rest of us don't. If Rivers stays 2 years and we loose nobody in the backcourt and are already adding Sulimon, do we really have room for Purvis?
If we have stopped recruiting him, I would say it's almost certain he commits to State very soon.

verga
07-16-2011, 11:37 PM
for Purvis, he would be the man and if past actions are any indication he likes to control the ball. His jump shot is not top quality but he is an amazing athlete and penetrator. It looks to me as if he would play the 2g at State with Lewis coming in and Brown their current pg looking good in the summer league. Just because we are not hard after him doesn't mean there are bad things about Purvis, he's a quality kid but how many guards can a team have? It looks like K has found his 2g of the future in Jones and hopefully we'll get him.

AlaskanAssassin
07-17-2011, 12:20 AM
I may be out of the loop with my long absent, but does that mean we're done for Shabazz also?

watzone
07-17-2011, 10:09 AM
I may be out of the loop with my long absent, but does that mean we're done for Shabazz also?

No, not at all. Duke will ride the Shabazz train until the end. Most consider UCLA the leader, some say Kentucky, but Duke is still in it.

Starter
07-17-2011, 12:44 PM
sheed_01 Rasheed Sulaimon
All duke fans follow new duke recruit @matt_jones8 ! Show him some love so we can get another texas recruit lol


matt_jones8 Matt jones
Thank you too everybody who congratulated me on the offer ! Really appreciate it ! Much love

Doesn't really feel like he's going to turn down this offer, does it?

Kedsy
07-17-2011, 12:52 PM
Doesn't really feel like he's going to turn down this offer, does it?

Anything can happen. 2013 is a long way away.

Starter
07-17-2011, 01:16 PM
Anything can happen. 2013 is a long way away.

Sure, death and taxes and all that. And he said (http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/desoto-guard-matt-jones-on-a-conversatio.html) (before the Duke offer) he plans to take unofficials to Duke, Kansas, Florida, Baylor and Texas. I was just pointing out it's not like Jones was exactly tempering his excitement at getting an offer from Krzyzewski, and that it seems like Sulaimon wants him aboard, FWIW.

BD80
07-17-2011, 01:48 PM
Anything can happen. 2013 is a long way away.

We would have to survive 2012!

roywhite
07-17-2011, 02:03 PM
Sure, death and taxes and all that. And he said (http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/desoto-guard-matt-jones-on-a-conversatio.html) (before the Duke offer) he plans to take unofficials to Duke, Kansas, Florida, Baylor and Texas. I was just pointing out it's not like Jones was exactly tempering his excitement at getting an offer from Krzyzewski, and that it seems like Sulaimon wants him aboard, FWIW.

Coach K will be quite busy next summer with the Olympic team. Makes sense to me that he would like to get the recruiting for the 2013 class in place. He seems to be out seeing the top guys, making some decisions, and extending offers. This process may also include a stronger, earlier "close" on some prospects.

Kedsy
07-17-2011, 02:21 PM
We would have to survive 2012!

The apocalypse or the movie?

Jderf
07-19-2011, 10:53 AM
The apocalypse or the movie?

Or just the basketball season? I keep thinking the next one is the one that will kill me.

watzone
07-19-2011, 11:14 AM
Check out these two videos with Matt Jones. The first is simply a brief clip of him nailing a three. The second is cool in that a UNC site is talking with him before I ask some additional questions. Watch him light up when Duke is mentioned - http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/matt-jones-videos-from-bdn/

rotogod00
07-19-2011, 11:26 AM
Check out these two videos with Matt Jones. The first is simply a brief clip of him nailing a three. The second is cool in that a UNC site is talking with him before I ask some additional questions. Watch him light up when Duke is mentioned - http://bluedevilnation.net/2011/07/matt-jones-videos-from-bdn/

Thanks for the interview, Mark. Yeah, couple of big smiles when talking about Duke.

And it's great to hear about the connection with Randle. That Texas duo would be quite the daily double. From what you're hearing, is that a realistic possibility?