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pfrduke
05-21-2018, 10:11 PM
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Williamson - 1
Reddish - 2
Jones - 3
Barrett - 5
Baker - 13

CrazyNotCrazie
05-21-2018, 10:32 PM
I'm glad we didn't have to unretire any jerseys this year.

Newton_14
05-21-2018, 10:40 PM
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Williamson - 1
Reddish - 2
Jones - 3
Barrett - 5
Baker - 13

Thanks Paul. To drag part of a discussion from the college changes thread into this one, I have two wishes. One related to this thread and one related to that thread.

1. I wish we would go back to not using the Number 1 jersey. Just take it out of the mix. Use the 0 but not the 1.
2. It is way, long, incredibly (pick a word) overdue for the NCAA to allow teams to use the numbers 6 thru 9 to be used as jersey numbers. It is just dumb to not allow them. The NBA refs and officials at the scorers tables seem to have no issues managing games with those numerals in the mix. With schools retiring numbers it really limits the available numbers, especially for Duke. At a bare minimum at least allow jersey;s 6, 7, 8, 9. That would give schools 4 additional numbers at least.

OZZIE4DUKE
05-22-2018, 05:15 AM
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Williamson - 1
Reddish - 2
Jones - 3
Barrett - 5
Baker - 13
Shouldn’t Jones be #1? After all, that’s his position!

in baseball, the Yankees were the first team to wear numbers, and they were assigned by the player’s number in the batting order, at least for the starters. That’s why Ruth wore 3 and Gehrig 4!

devildeac
05-22-2018, 07:20 AM
I don't see 9F listed. Oh wait, that's Ozzie's number (mine, too, for the record). Never mind.

:o:rolleyes:

UrinalCake
05-22-2018, 08:46 AM
Sounds like the whole Javin/Zion number conflict got worked out. And I think it’s awesome that Baker’s number is a “Baker’s dozen” 8-)

HereBeforeCoachK
05-22-2018, 09:24 AM
1. I wish we would go back to not using the Number 1 jersey. Just take it out of the mix. Use the 0 but not the 1.
2. It is way, long, incredibly (pick a word) overdue for the NCAA to allow teams to use the numbers 6 thru 9 to be used as jersey numbers. It is just dumb to not allow them. The NBA refs and officials at the scorers tables seem to have no issues managing games with those numerals in the mix. With schools retiring numbers it really limits the available numbers, especially for Duke. At a bare minimum at least allow jersey;s 6, 7, 8, 9. That would give schools 4 additional numbers at least.

I think I see where you're headed with not allowing the number 1 - but maybe elucidate a bit...

InSpades
05-22-2018, 03:29 PM
The Duke #5 jersey has served me well over the past few years... I believe it was originally a Rodney Hood jersey but I like that it keeps being relevant for most years :).

jgehtland
05-22-2018, 03:41 PM
Anybody think it was intentional that 1+3==4?

kAzE
05-22-2018, 04:07 PM
Shouldn’t Jones be #1? After all, that’s his position!

I can think of one very good reason for Tre Jones to wear #5 . . . .

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Troublemaker
05-22-2018, 04:15 PM
Anybody think it was intentional that 1+3==4?

Anything's possible. I think Joey was probably a Duke fan growing up, but he was only age 3 to 6 during JJ's career at Duke. (And in JJ's NBA career, he only wore #4 with the Clippers).

I like the Baker's Dozen explanation better.

Hingeknocker
05-22-2018, 05:46 PM
I don't see 9F listed. Oh wait, that's Ozzie's number (mine, too, for the record). Never mind.

:o:rolleyes:

Well, 9F is Hexadecimal for 159. 1+5+9 = 15 = Alex O'Connell!

It seems that the #15 jersey for Duke basketball has been of secret importance all along.

LasVegas
05-22-2018, 05:54 PM
Anything's possible. I think Joey was probably a Duke fan growing up, but he was only age 3 to 6 during JJ's career at Duke. (And in JJ's NBA career, he only wore #4 with the Clippers).

I like the Baker's Dozen explanation better.

3+6+4=13

Indoor66
05-22-2018, 06:20 PM
This thread has devolved into a mocking of a unCheat education! 😡😈😎

rasputin
05-23-2018, 03:00 PM
This thread has devolved into a mocking of a unCheat education! 😡😈😎

Talk about low-hanging fruit . . .