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OldPhiKap
10-26-2018, 04:39 PM
Javin DeLaurier and Jack White.

Congrats.

moonpie23
10-26-2018, 04:43 PM
Congrats to those guys.......that's not chicken feed....

kAzE
10-26-2018, 05:14 PM
Captain Jack!

proelitedota
10-26-2018, 05:18 PM
Delaurier will, like his ancestors Lance Thomas and Amile Jefferson, will lead us to a title.

Tripping William
10-26-2018, 05:26 PM
Captain Jack!

Indeed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fL4U-zaJA). Hope he takes us to a special island . . . .

HereBeforeCoachK
10-26-2018, 05:40 PM
Delaurier will, like his ancestors Lance Thomas and Amile Jefferson, will lead us to a title.

To my eye, he's much more athletic than those two.....and if he can really hit the three now......hmm....

drummerdevil
10-26-2018, 05:49 PM
I'm so happy to see this news - I've always been impressed by Javin, and I'm happy to see him be rewarded. A couple of things of note - 1) Vrank is not a captain. If we assume that is because he isn't going to play much and so they gave it to the juniors who will, then 2) why is Bolden also not a captain? Is K not predicting him to play much? Is he just not a good leader? Is he causing harm in the locker room?

kAzE
10-26-2018, 05:54 PM
Indeed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fL4U-zaJA). Hope he takes us to a special island . . . .

Well, we're going to Maui in a couple of weeks

jimsumner
10-26-2018, 06:39 PM
I'm so happy to see this news - I've always been impressed by Javin, and I'm happy to see him be rewarded. A couple of things of note - 1) Vrank is not a captain. If we assume that is because he isn't going to play much and so they gave it to the juniors who will, then 2) why is Bolden also not a captain? Is K not predicting him to play much? Is he just not a good leader? Is he causing harm in the locker room?

I think it's safe to say that DeLaurier and White are the best intersection of experience, leadership and likely PT.

CameronBornAndBred
10-26-2018, 06:47 PM
How are the captains selected? I know K can (and does) strip captainship, but is he the only word in who starts the season with the honors? Does the team have input?

HereBeforeCoachK
10-26-2018, 07:52 PM
I think it's safe to say that DeLaurier and White are the best intersection of experience, leadership and likely PT.

That was my thought too....with a focus on the PT

Troublemaker
10-27-2018, 06:39 AM
How are the captains selected? I know K can (and does) strip captainship, but is he the only word in who starts the season with the honors? Does the team have input?

Based on how I've heard Coach K explain it before, the players vote on it, and the coaches have the final say on the captain(s).

TruBlu
10-27-2018, 07:54 AM
Based on how I've heard Coach K explain it before, the players vote on it, and the coaches have the final say on the captain(s).

So, basically the players get to vote on a guess as to whom the coaches really want as captain(s).

revmel53
10-27-2018, 08:01 AM
These elections/appointments make me proud to be a B Devil. Those guys are the epitome of what it means to agree to be subordinative for the betterment of the team. How neat it will be to see them at center court before the game. Go Devils!

BD80
10-27-2018, 08:06 AM
Based on how I've heard Coach K explain it before, the players vote on it, and the coaches have the final say on the captain(s).

It is more like a Russian election. You can vote for whomever you want, but the winner is "announced" by the party in control.

budwom
10-27-2018, 08:52 AM
It is more like a Russian election. You can vote for whomever you want, but the winner is "announced" by the party in control.

LOL, yeah, that's about right...

HereBeforeCoachK
10-27-2018, 09:44 AM
It is more like a Russian election. You can vote for whomever you want, but the winner is "announced" by the party in control.

....which could be why the N and O's Luke DeCock talks about brushing up on his "Kremlinology" when discussing K and the Duke program.....LOL

JasonEvans
10-27-2018, 09:56 AM
Both Cs are Juniors, which means they will almost certainly have the honor of being a 2-time captain. Anyone know how many of those we have had? Here is a list of Captains (http://www.dukeupdate.com/Records/team_captains.htm)through the 2010 season but it has not been updated since then.

SilkyJ
10-27-2018, 01:16 PM
Captain Jack!


Indeed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fL4U-zaJA). Hope he takes us to a special island . . . .

Surely this is the link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY)you meant to include for our very own jester of Tortuga.