So . . . Pie bet?
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My wife won't let me make pie bets anymore. She says it is a lose lose because me eating a bunch of pie is bad for my waistline.
Plus,I typically only bet when I am very, very confident of the outcome. Put another way, I am not a fan of roulette. Give me at least a few weeks of the season and I will likely have a better feel for whether Mr. Jones is likely to stay or go.
Sweet Sixteen seems like a real reach to me. I could give you a long list of Duke teams with NBA-level talent that didn't advance further than the Sweet Sixteen, some not that far. This team lacks scoring, depth and most importantly, an ACC-level point guard.
This would be the least-talented Duke team since 1982, IMO.
But it would be loaded with experienced players. Pretty much all those guys (except Baker) would be juniors and seniors. We have seen plenty of teams filled with veterans who are not NBA-level talents make strong runs in the NCAA tourney.
And, to be clear, that is a worst case scenario team where Duke does not get anyone of any value in the 2019 class (including any grad transfers) and loses Tre Jones to the draft. Odds are excellent we will never know what that team would do because there is probably less than a 1% chance that team ends up happening.
Is Moore considered a 2 or a 3? Most are calling him a wing, and I’ve seen him listed anywhere from 6’4 to 6’6 which is kind of small-ish to be a forward given that he’s not an elite shooter. We’ll have Alex, Joey and Jack next year as similar players. CHeats will have Brandon Robinson and Rechon Black. An honest question would be where he fits in to our lineup and whether he would be forced to play the 4.
I've seen him listed as a small forward just about everywhere. He's known as a tough kid who plays extremely hard and excels on the defensive end of the floor. However, his 6'11" wingspan should allow him to guard multiple positions.
Maybe a Chris Carrawell type of player?
Not sure if this is new news but there is a quote from Carey Jr about wanting to commit during the early period once he’s done with his visits instead of waiting til the spring...
https://balldurham.com/2018/10/06/du...y-earlier/amp/
pretty cool piece on wendell moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UJLZG7HOA
Worth noting that the 247 Crystal Ball on Moore is 100% Duke including 3 picks made in just the past few days from folks who had been UNC but who have flipped to Duke.
-Jason "I'll make my prediction some time after 7pm tonight" Evans
One of the Wendell Moore pickers made his Duke prediction in December... of 2015!! Wendell had played like a half dozen games of hoops as a high school freshman and this guy claims he knew Wendell would head to Duke. Are you kidding me? That should tell you all you need to know about the Crystal Ball.
-Jason "I'm aware that Wendell grew up a Duke fan with Duke posters all over his walls, but still, how could you know back then that he would end up good enough to earn a Duke scholarship?!?" Evans
From USA Basketball's profile of Wendell.
That's pretty darn impressive for a Freshman playing at a fairly large high school with 1600+ students. It has been said that Wendell has turned Cox Mill into the best 3A team in North Carolina state history.Quote:
As a freshman in 2015-16, started in all 29 games played and averaged 17.9 ppg., 8.6 rpg., 3.3 apg. and 1.8 spg. to help his team to a 22-8 record and a sectional championship.