Originally Posted by
Dukehk
If we're being brutally honest, its been a horrible draft for Duke players.
Vernon Carey was supposed to be a lottery pick but I guess he failed to showcase an outside game which led to him plummeting into the 2nd round. Sometimes I just don't understand the NBA and its obsession with 3 point shooting big men.
Tre and Cassius also failed to get picked in the first round but at least Tre ends up in an excellent organisation with the Spurs.
Cassius I feel did well to land with an NBA team as he was not really on anybody's radar before he came to Duke. Nobody expected him to be a one and done.
If the teams that selected Tre and Vernon actually spend time developing and allowing them to play, I think they will have two steals in this draft. Vernon especially can be a 20 and 10 guy in the right set up.
I have two positive words for Duke players in the draft, especially Vernon: "Carlos" and "Boozer." Drafted in second round and played 13 years, starting 775 out of 861 games, averaging 31 MPG, 16 points and 9.5 rebounds. He was a "tough guy." Oh, and two NBA All-Star games, one year as third team All-NBA, and then there's that Olympic gold medal in 2008 (plus that discouraging bronze four years earlier.
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