I'm not surprised one bit that Jon is getting the recruits. He's always been a top notch recruiter. These kids are putting their faith in Jon, but they know Coach K isn't going away completely.
I'll be impressed if Jon can consistently put up 25-30 win seasons with those recruits. That's still the hard part, and only that will keep the recruits coming.
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We are off to a fantastic start with the 2022 class. But is anyone else a bit surprised we don’t have another offer out to a big man? Williams could be back next year, but I think odds are Theo, Paolo and Mark are all gone leaving us only Flip in the frontcourt. Lively would be a huge big man pickup but his recruitment seems very competitive.
This is where the transfer portal can fill a gap for us but would love to see at least one more big in this class.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
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Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Also I it’s a bit naive to believe boosters are getting a dollar for dollar return their NIL investment. I could definitely understand the NIL agreements not transferring to the NBA so the booster can use the money to support a player still on the team.
Because a local store is cashing in on the local athlete. Do you think Bob's Used Car Lot of Durham is going to attract many customers with Joe Leftme while he is playing for Arkansas? (Joe will still make $ in Arkansas, but probably not as much as he could suited up as a Blue Devil.)
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."