Front page not handling this realignment news too well……..
From the Jack White Update:
Jeff’s senior was 95-96. K’s leave was the previous year.
Well, JD needs an editor or at least a proof reader; this is not his first article with errors. He could probably find a knowledgeable volunteer among the folks here, if he asked around.
It's surprising to me that SBNation doesn't require any review before publishing, from a legal aspect if not accuracy.
I mean there’s validity to what you wrote, but let’s just call them equal in the spirit of compromise. I will say that Grant was phenomenal in skill, talent, and being a team player — as was Zion — and he was also a heck of a passer and sharing the floor with the greatest ncaa player in history (by stats) and a host of many talented upper classmen. But when they left he took Duke deep and then to a third final that they shoulda coulda won pretty much on his shoulders. Grant went to 3 NCAA finals and won two. And against historically strong and memorable teams — UNLV (undefeated), Fab 5, Arkansas — plus the teams like Indiana, Purdue etc that he had to get through along the way. Whether a team player or leader that took the team on his back it’s hard to question that Grant was the best versatile player in Duke history. I’m hoping to see Zion rise up after the contract bump and get back on track to greatness.
I think it's great that we point out when there are obvious typos/oversights on the front page, but maybe we can all back off a bit on the hypercriticism that's emerging from this thread. Sports writing is a challenging endeavor, as much as we all like to think we're amateur writers with our posts in the forum, haha... and JD is typically making 3-4 posts a day (even in the offseason!) for the front page. That's a lot of work on his shoulders, and mistakes are bound to happen.
I'm lucky enough to be able to write on a mostly volunteer basis for the front page and love doing so. That doesn't afford me any extra insight into the goings on of DBR, but I have to imagine that the existence and maintenance of this forum is supported, at least in part, by the content on the front page. Yes, it's not perfect, but it's also not meant to be The Athletic. I think we should try to find a bit more balance between rightfully criticizing front page content (mine included, haha) when necessary while also appreciating the work that goes into running what I believe is the largest Duke Basketball fansite on the internet.
Scott Rich on the front page
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Duke Chronicle, Sports Online Editor: 2010-2012
K-Ville Blue Tenting 2009-2012
Unofficial Brian Zoubek Biographer
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True, the timing isn't great on that front. While I know nothing about the intricacies of that situation, I got the sense that Jim's decision might have been more driven from SBN rather than DBR pressures. I'm sure there were plusses and minuses to coming under the SBN umbrella (I think that happened at least a year or two back now), and those minuses may have included extra obligations to new corporate overlords.
Again, pure speculation on my part... I'm strictly a volunteer/very part time front page writer and not at all privy to the inner workings of the site. But I have to imagine there are a ton of moving pieces and things that factored into Jim's decision plus some of the other things that have been discussed in this thread that we all aren't aware of.
Scott Rich on the front page
Trinity BS 2012; University of Michigan PhD 2018
Duke Chronicle, Sports Online Editor: 2010-2012
K-Ville Blue Tenting 2009-2012
Unofficial Brian Zoubek Biographer
If you have questions about Michigan Basketball/Football, I'm your man!
Here's the thing, if someone doesn't want criticism, don't do the job. I personally hate the constant use of the term "we" to refer to his personal opinions which many of us don't share; commentary that is so speculative that it borders on silly and would lead to rebukes if posted on the threads; "YouTube Gold" that is neither golden, nor related to Duke basketball. I don't think any of these are criticisms that are not justified of someone claiming space on the front page of a Duke Basketball site.
If anyone spots an error on the front page you can email Julian (at heydbr@gmail.com ) or PM me. Either is more likely to get a correction than simply posting about it on the boards!
thanks,
-jk
Hard at work making beautiful things.
Yet another front-page foul: who is this DJ Stewart? This board is relentless when it comes to misspelling players names. I know, cuz i done it. Both on the giving and receiving end. Sheldon Williams anyone?
DJ Steward may have made (what many here consider) a poor decision to leave Duke after his Fr. year, but he at least deserves to have his name spelled correctly by the DBR staff.