Originally Posted by
Bob Green
Just Jumpers Redick transformed into a complete player. He probably will not get at lot of love in this thread but his name deserves mnention. Diet, exercise and lots of hard work over his four years at Duke. He never got enough credit for how good a defender he became.
Comments among the Duke faithful seemed to think that JJ would take a couple of years to develop into a valuable player. Coach K said after the 2003 season that it was clear from the get-go that JJ was the best player in the class. Perhaps "coach speak," perhaps not. Perhaps fan blather?
Battier was a highly recruited HS player that everyone wanted.
I am thinking of the seniors who were surprise stars, at least to me. Brickey, Brian Davis, Lang, Wojo, Zoubek (top 25 player who had done little his first three seasons), Seth Curry (not recruited by any major program), Jack White, Jordan Goldwire
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