Henry Coleman to Texas A&M

[DavidBenAkiva]

I do not like this at all.

https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/s...72003764641793

[duke74]

I do not like this at all.

https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/s...72003764641793

I give up.

[bshrader]

Really shouldn't come as a surprise. Good luck to him

[JasonEvans]

I'm distraught over this... I adored that kid.

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

I'm distraught over this... I adored that kid.

He was my new favorite. Dammit.

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

I was convinced Coleman could be a 4 year guy, become a captain, and then pivot to a lucrative and long lasting career in finance or something.

[proelitedota]

I was convinced Coleman could be a 4 year guy, become a captain, and then pivot to a lucrative and long lasting career in finance or something.

The smartest people in the world is sometimes the hardest to read.

[GGLC]

That really bums me out.

[azzefkram]

I am so bummed out about this.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Darn it. As I said repeatedly, I was optimistic that Coach K discussed the transfer of John with Henry. I guess I can understand wanting the more sure thing in John vs. a development project in Henry, but I was hoping I could have my cake and eat it to. Personally, I'm not sure if I would have taken John if it meant losing Henry, but who knows everything that went into this.

Very frustrating. He seems like a great kid who would have put in the work to develop into a valuable contributor. I remember being so impressed with how he spoke at the rally shortly after arriving at Duke.

Best of luck to him. And so much for the theory that the roster on GoDuke is finalized. Fingers crossed that Mark stays...

[kAzE]

This is brutal. I know everyone has said something to this effect, but the annual complete turnover of college rosters is really killing my interest in college basketball.

[Natty_B]

This is brutal. I know everyone has said something to this effect, but the annual complete turnover of college rosters is really killing my interest in college basketball.

Total 100% agreement with this.

[Steven43]

This is brutal. I know everyone has said something to this effect, but the annual complete turnover of college rosters is really killing my interest in college basketball.

Yeah, it s#%ks big time for the fans — which is what we are here at DBR. We aren’t the player/student, nor are we the player’s family. friends, agent, or coach. We are fans, period. And we have selfish reasons for wanting to see Duke Basketball be great and continue the traditions that have been going on for decades. But it’s pretty much over now. What else can be said? It is what it is.

Over the last 10 years I’ve become less and less of a fan of Duke Basketball while at the same time becoming more of a fan of the DBR community. That’s really the main reason I’m here. It’s not so much about the basketball anymore. What has been lost will never return. I’m fully aware of and grudgingly accepting of that fact.

But I can’t say that it doesn’t still hurt a little bit every time I think about it, though even that has mostly gone away. As a fan you can only take so many punches to the gut before you start to become numb to it. That’s where I’m at now.

[kshepinthehouse]

Darn it. As I said repeatedly, I was optimistic that Coach K discussed the transfer of John with Henry. I guess I can understand wanting the more sure thing in John vs. a development project in Henry, but I was hoping I could have my cake and eat it to. Personally, I'm not sure if I would have taken John if it meant losing Henry, but who knows everything that went into this.

Very frustrating. He seems like a great kid who would have put in the work to develop into a valuable contributor. I remember being so impressed with how he spoke at the rally shortly after arriving at Duke.

Best of luck to him. And so much for the theory that the roster on GoDuke is finalized. Fingers crossed that Mark stays...

Maybe he already knew Henry was leaving and that's why they grabbed John.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Okay.

Next play.

What else is there to be said.

[azzefkram]

Okay.

Next play.

What else is there to be said.

Lots could be said, possibly even oodles but discretion is the better part of valor lest one feels the urge to smacked by a banhammer. No ill will toward Henry but I don't see how this current environment is a plus for college basketball.

[UrinalCake]

Dang, I absolutely loved the kid, or at least what little I knew of him. I was so impressed when he spoke at the BLM rally on campus last summer, stepping up in front of his teammates as an unknown freshman. In his zoom calls he would quote Henry David Thoreau. And when he committed to Duke he sounded like he was all in on the program. On the court though, this transfer is hardly surprising. He's an undersized big, strong but not athletic and was unlikely to ever get regular rotation minutes behind our revolving door of OAD's. As a fan I would love to have him come off the bench for four years, but you can't blame him for pursuing more.

As far as John, I know that some have said that K must have discussed it with Coleman but it's not like he's going to ask for permission. The staff made the decision to pursue John and bring him in, and Coleman had to decide what to do in turn.

[chrishoke]

Henry Coleman is exactly the type of person I want in the Duke BB Program. This is devastating.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Henry Coleman is exactly the type of person I want in the Duke BB Program. This is devastating.

Totally agree. I would prefer to have a team full of Henry Coleman's (but ones who stuck around longer) who seem interested in Duke for what happens on both sides of Towerview Road but might lose a few more games.

I thought Henry was one of the few players who was realistic about his abilities - a very talented player, but likely not going to the NBA, who would use Duke basketball to get a Duke degree, become part of the brotherhood, maybe bounce around the G League or Europe for a few years then go conquer the world.

I am all for players being free to move around like regular students and coaches but there has to be another solution to this massive turnover.

[907bluedevils]

Totally agree. I would prefer to have a team full of Henry Coleman's (but ones who stuck around longer) who seem interested in Duke for what happens on both sides of Towerview Road but might lose a few more games.

I thought Henry was one of the few players who was realistic about his abilities - a very talented player, but likely not going to the NBA, who would use Duke basketball to get a Duke degree, become part of the brotherhood, maybe bounce around the G League or Europe for a few years then go conquer the world.

I am all for players being free to move around like regular students and coaches but there has to be another solution to this massive turnover.

Maybe he isn't realistic about his abilities and doesn't agree with your plan for him and thinks he can get to the NBA and stay there if he had more opportunity...which could be why he is looking for greener pastures?