Looks like Jon is targeting another longer term big, border line 3/4* JP Estrella: https://twitter.com/middlesexmagic/s...hlEARUJiE0PoXA
Looks like Jon is targeting another longer term big, border line 3/4* JP Estrella: https://twitter.com/middlesexmagic/s...hlEARUJiE0PoXA
Scott Rich on the front page
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Another twitter thread. Adam Rowe.
https://twitter.com/AdamRoweTDD
To be clear, I didn’t say Baker was not content. Just that he eventually decided to go elsewhere. He just did so after 4 years whereas O’Connell did after 3 and Murphy after 2.5. I don’t think any of those three were not content at Duke; they just realized their opportunity to shine wasn’t going to happen at Duke and chose to use their last year (in Murphy’s case 2 years; O’Connell lucked into a second year due to COVID) elsewhere.
I don't know how else to interpret the implication from "sometimes the guys who are fine with it at first decide to go elsewhere" than they aren't "fine" with it at the moment they left. Not being "fine" with something heavily implies a lack of contentment, and you used the exact word "content" one sentence earlier in a contrasting parallel construction. So, yes, you absolutely DID say that Joey wasn't content. Maybe that's not what you meant, but it IS what you said. Arguing otherwise is just silly.
But whatever. You notably didn't include Goldwire in this group, and rightly so. Grad transfers just shouldn't be in this equation, IMO, and that includes Joey Baker. YMMV.
Good rejoinder.
I took your connotation of your use of the word "content" to be more sinister (like a malcontent) than I was intending, hence my response. But yes, I would say that Baker transferred because he was no longer fine with being a lightly-used backup and seeing no prospects for that changing at Duke. Just like O'Connell transferred because he was no longer fine with being a backup despite doing it for 3 years and seeing no prospects for that changing at Duke. Just like Murphy transferred because he was no longer fine with being a backup for 2.5 years and seeing no prospects for that changing at Duke.
All 3 guys, by all accounts, loved their time at Duke. But eventually they realized that their opportunities to play major minutes were dwindling, so they left. None of them left with animosity towards Duke. They just left to find better opportunities for themselves to play bigger roles. Murphy chose poorly in going to UF, where he found himself in only a slightly better situation. But he eventually found it at Northeastern. O'Connell found it at Creighton. Hopefully Baker will find it as his next destination.
But yes, I view all three players' decisions as being very similar, with the only real difference being how long they waited to make it. All 3 loved Duke, but all 3 chose to finish their careers somewhere where they could play more and bigger roles than they were going to be able to play at Duke.
I didn't include Goldwire because he had already logged 2 years as a starter and/or 20+ mpg player when he decided to go. So I didn't feel like he fit with the others. Perhaps he could fit in the situation as well in that his minutes might have been crimped this year with the arrival of Keels had he stayed. But his situation felt different than the other three, and not because of his graduation.
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Team USA's U18 squad played their fist game yesterday in the Americas championship. They faced Ecuador and squeaked out a 123-41 victory. Yup, you read that score correctly, the USA won by 82 points. The score was 55-17 at halftime.
Class of 2023 Duke recruit Jared McCain was one of the stars of the game. He scored 22 points in just over 21 minutes of action. He was only 2-8 on threes but hit 6-7 from 2 point land. Jared also had 3 steals and 3 assists (considering they had 123 points, the US team only had 32 assists). Jared produced an eye-popping plus/minus of +63.
Also worth noting that Carolina's GG Jackson had 20 points on 8-10 shooting as well as a team leading 12 rebounds. Carolina's Seth Trible, who will head over to Chapel Hill the moment things are done at this tournament had several high-flying moments that are lighting up twitter but only scored 8 points.
Game 2, against Puerto Rico (1-0 after beating Dominican Republic by 4 yesterday) is in just a few hours. Will be interesting to see what happens if it is a closer contest. Against Ecuador, every single player on the USA roster played between 17 and 21 minutes.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
The games are streaming at https://www.youtube.com/c/FIBA
And the schedule is at https://www.usab.com/mens/u18/schedule.aspx
USA vs. Puerto Rico starts in a few minutes. Spanish language broadcast from Tijuana.
USA beat Puerto Rico 100-55
https://www.fiba.basketball/americas...o#tab=boxscore
Nice article on Jared McCain from USA basketball site
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...n-feature.aspx
Men’s U18 Point Guard Jared McCain is a Rising Star on the Court — and on TikTok
McCain with 17 points as the USA advances to the Semifinals with a 92-64 win over host Mexico.
https://www.fiba.basketball/americas...o#tab=boxscore
The coaches must like his versatility as McCain played the most minutes on his team.