That's not a small difference - though you're correct that Curry had worse competition...but i'd bet defenders focused more upon Curry at Liberty - they literally had no other threats - than Carter at rutgers.
Regardless, without a clear fit for him, he's not the caliber of player that Duke would make room for.
<devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink
Carolina Delenda Est
Are you re having the same problem I am having? We will have 11 really good players (proven and potential) next year. We usually have a rotation that is only 7-8 deep.
What is the problem for which adding yet another player is the solution?
sagegrouse
There's another variable here. Duke currently has 12 scholarships allocated for next year (not counting Zafirovski). Duke clearly is interested in Tarick Black, who would use up the final scholarship. So, if Black comes aboard, there isn't any room for Carter.
Unless someone bails.
And for the record, Carter would still count towards the 13-scholarship limit, even if he sat out a season.
This is the biggest reason that I don't see Carter as a fit. There is more of a need at C (especially if Marshall's foot surgery delays his development) than there is at SG. And even next year, there's the potential that SG is not on our list of needs (if Sulaimon and/or Jones stick around).
In this day and age, you should never assume that any player will be around for more than the next season. They can go for any reason, even in spite of clear availability of playing time (see Gbinije, Purvis).
I'd certainly expect Jones to be back, but I wouldn't bet anything of value on it. Just the reality of college basketball these days.
But yes, Sulaimon is probably the more questionable returnee.
I mean, if we are trying to transfer in guards for 2014-15, Trevor Lacey is the most talented of the pool...
Not sure if he's a Duke fit, though.
But I'm of the mind we should not be looking at transferring in guards at all. A Jones/Jones (nickname ideas, anyone?) back-court for 2014-15 would make me very happy. heck, even if we lose Hood and Parker, I'm liking Murphy and AJ as our Forwards and a healthy Marshall as our 5. And that's before we even talk about the rest of the potential recruits.
Before the Marshall injury news, I didn't even want us looking at Black, but now I may be coming around.
So, given Marshall's injury and expected depletion of summer development time, is this when people start bringing up the idea of a 6th year for him and the second medical redshirt?
So, obviously he'll never play in the ACC in any event (unless at Pitt).
"The schools that I am considering are Maryland, Florida, Memphis, Creighton, Buffalo & Pittsburgh !!"
2:54 a.m. Thu, Apr 25
Up kinda late on a school night, no? Buffalo - isn't that Bobby Hurley's school?
(Aside Q: how many Buffalo's are there? I know there is a SUNY Buffalo, but is there a separate U of Buffalo? And which has Hurley?)
It is one school, the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, and Bobby Hurley is their coach.
I'd think so too. As I said, I never saw Carter as a fit. But I would have welcomed the chance to be proven wrong given Carter's proven scoring acumen, flair for the dramatic and ability to contribute right away. (I would have to think he'd have an immediate leg up in both areas on Grayson Allen.) But you can't have everything.
I'm with you, I hope Hurley gets him. Doesn't seem likely, but still.
I find the presence of Florida on his list interesting. They took Rosario from Rutgers previously. And they've seen Carter at his best, he scored 31 in a home win over Florida two years ago.