2014 McDonald's All American Game

[Ichabod Drain]

All four of Duke's 2014 commits will be participating in the MDAA game this year. The Dunk contest is tonight at 9 pm on ESPNU. The actual game is Wednesday at 9:30PM on ESPN.

Here's the list of events and participants leading up to Wednesday nights game.


THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT
1. Kevon Looney
2. Rashad Vaughn
3. Devin Booker
4. Myles Turner
5. Melo Trimble
6. D’Angelo Russell
7. Justin Jackson
8. Isaiah Whitehead
9. James Blackmon
10. Stanley Johnson
11. Grayson Allen
12. Karl Towns
13. Tyler Ullis

SKILLS CONTEST
1. Joel Berry II
2. Tyus Jones
3. Justise WInslow
4. Jahlil Okafor
5. Theo Pinson
6. Tyler Ullis
7. Devin Booker
8. Stanley Johnson
9. Karl-Anthony Towns
10. James Blackmon

SLAM DUNK CONTEST
1. Justise Winslow
2. Aja Wilson
3. Kelly Oubre
4. Grayson Allen
5. Karl Towns Jr.
6. Stanley Johnson
7. Theo Pinson
8. Cliff Alexander

[GGLC]

Grayson has to be a strong contender for the dunk contest.

Good luck to all our guys in these contests and in the game itself!

(And it's Justise, not Justice. Guy's already one of my favorite Duke players, so we should probably spell his name correctly. )

[Ichabod Drain]

Grayson has to be a strong contender for the dunk contest.

Good luck to all our guys in these contests and in the game itself!

(And it's Justise, not Justice. Guy's already one of my favorite Duke players, so we should probably spell his name correctly. )

Correct on Justise, I just copied and pasted.

And it should be interesting to see how Jahlil does in the skills competition...

[FerryFor50]

Interesting to me that Karl Towns is in the slam dunk *and* 3 point shooting competition. He's a 7 footer! Kentucky might have snagged a good one there...

[UrinalCake]

Interesting to me that Karl Towns is in the slam dunk *and* 3 point shooting competition. He's a 7 footer! Kentucky might have snagged a good one there...

Myles Turner is in the three point contest too. Can someone say "stretch four"?

[1999ballboy]

Alright, just how many basketball players named Devin Booker are there??

Karl Towns isn't the only big man in the 3-point contest- Myles Turner is there too. I remind myself that we'll be fine without him and he's likely to sign elsewhere, but I love what I hear about Turner's game. Sounds like a more stronger, more physical Ryan Kelly. Looking forward to watching him.

[FerryFor50]

Alright, just how many basketball players named Devin Booker are there??

Karl Towns isn't the only big man in the 3-point contest- Myles Turner is there too. I remind myself that we'll be fine without him and he's likely to sign elsewhere, but I love what I hear about Turner's game. Sounds like a more stronger, more physical Ryan Kelly. Looking forward to watching him.

Right, but Towns is in the dunk *and* 3pt contest. That means he can shoot and is probably pretty athletic.

I'm reserving my excitement for Turner until he commits.

[gumbomoop]

And it should be interesting to see how Jahlil does in the skills competition...

I'm intrigued that both Jahlil and Justise are in the skills competition. It suggests that both have, or think they have, strong handle and good footwork. [I already know Tyus is good there.]. Doubt that TV will show all contestants in the skills, but I'd be more interested in seeing these 2 in this competition than our other guys in the flashier stuff.

[MCFinARL]

Alright, just how many basketball players named Devin Booker are there??

Karl Towns isn't the only big man in the 3-point contest- Myles Turner is there too. I remind myself that we'll be fine without him and he's likely to sign elsewhere, but I love what I hear about Turner's game. Sounds like a more stronger, more physical Ryan Kelly. Looking forward to watching him.

At least two, and then there is Devon Bookert. Sometimes you can't tell the players even WITH a scorecard.

[BD80]

... (And it's Justise, not Justice. Guy's already one of my favorite Duke players, so we should probably spell his name correctly. )

Fighting for Justice? Justise?

[FerryFor50]

One day, maybe we can rename Cameron Indoor to the "Hall of Justise"...

hall-of-justice.jpg

[CDu]

Interesting to me that Karl Towns is in the slam dunk *and* 3 point shooting competition. He's a 7 footer! Kentucky might have snagged a good one there...

Towns appears to be in all three competitions (dunk, 3pt, and skill), unless there is another Karl Towns who is also a McDonald's All-American.

[FerryFor50]

Towns appears to be in all three competitions (dunk, 3pt, and skill), unless there is another Karl Towns who is also a McDonald's All-American.

Good catch. Even more impressive.

[gumbomoop]

Towns appears to be in all three competitions (dunk, 3pt, and skill), unless there is another Karl Towns who is also a McDonald's All-American.

Three different guys: Karl Towns, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Karl Towns, Jr.

Means one of two things: Towns has a sense of humor, or Cal has a really big [...] class coming in.

[roywhite]

I'll skip the usual disclaimers about the McD game -- it's sloppy, they don't play defense, can't tell how some guys will play in a team structure, etc.

Yeah, that's true, but I welcome this game and the associated practice reports, dunk contests, etc.
Gives us some positive things to talk about after the recent "unpleasantness" in the NCAA Tournament.

Bring it on, guys. Let's see the next generation of Duke stars!

Okafor -- can he score effectively vs other bigs who are also tall and talented?
Tyus Jones -- can he make plays even in a loose format like this? What is his shooting range?
Justise Winslow -- how does he look matched up against players who might range from 6'4" to 6'8"?
Grayson Allen -- is he ready to contribute as a freshman? possible Slam Dunk winner?

How do the Duke guys look vs UNC and UK's Burger Boys?

[brevity]

One day, maybe we can rename Cameron Indoor to the "Hall of Justise"...

hall-of-justice.jpg

Too bad "Gleek" means something entirely different right now.

[Troublemaker]

One day, maybe we can rename Cameron Indoor to the "Hall of Justise"...

hall-of-justice.jpg

Justise will make the ACC his league. I hear Tyus and Jahlil are super friends. It's been speculated opposing fans will say, "I hate that ----, Grayson."

[MCFinARL]

Three different guys: Karl Towns, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Karl Towns, Jr.

Means one of two things: Towns has a sense of humor, or Cal has a really big [...] class coming in.

Hilarious--is this sort of like Puff Daddy, P-Diddy, and Sean Combs?

Or Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, and Calvin Broadus?

Some personalities are just too big for a single name.

[Double DD]

Right, but Towns is in the dunk *and* 3pt contest. That means he can shoot and is probably pretty athletic.

I'm reserving my excitement for Turner until he commits.

It's actually strange that Towns is in the dunk contest instead of Turner. Turner's the one known for being an explosive leaper, while Towns tends to be labelled as a good athlete but not dunk contest level.

[OnToTheNextOne]

Just saw this posted and thought I would share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpfHHAUOKko