Wrote about the addition of Theo John, which I think will prove to be a valuable addition:
https://www.bluedevilstop.com/former...sfers-to-duke/
Brings experience, toughness, and rim protection to the team. Think he will a valuable backup center.
Wrote about the addition of Theo John, which I think will prove to be a valuable addition:
https://www.bluedevilstop.com/former...sfers-to-duke/
Brings experience, toughness, and rim protection to the team. Think he will a valuable backup center.
I like this dude's hair... fashionable, but tight back on his head so it is clear he is all business.
I hope he keeps his beard trim like in the full body pic, as opposed to the face pic.
Excited to have a Marquette ex-pat on the squad.
Hard at work making beautiful things.
I dunno. In that mixtape video, he didn't look that skinny. Was pretty strong then, too. I mean, not THIS strong, but still...
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He's going to be 23 when the season starts. I'm a big fan of getting some older guys on the roster.
As I've said repeatedly in my responses to everyone's hyperventilating about Henry, I don't think Coach K just called Henry up and said "hey Henry, guess what, we're bringing in a guy who is kind of similar to you. Deal with it." The needs of the team and the program are greater than what Henry wants, and if Henry was asked and said "don't do it" that doesn't mean they wouldn't do it. But he seems like a smart guy with a positive attitude who knew from day one that he was in this for the long haul. So perhaps I am wrong and Henry isn't OK with it.
Contrary to your assertations otherwise, the team needed more bodies to be able to run practice, be prepared for injuries, etc. So Henry had to know this was a possibility. And having a guy come in for one year is a better end game for him than if Duke had somehow found a sophomore or junior transfer.
So, long story short, perhaps I overstated it by saying that Henry is likely OK with it, but I felt that something needed to be said in light of all of the handwringing about the impact of this on Henry. And if Henry announces tomorrow that he is transferring, I will admit I was wrong.
Can we now return to being happy?
I'm sure we all remember how many times this past season we heard K begin a post-game presser following a loss with some variation of "they pushed us back" or some such.
This does not look like a guy who gets pushed back.
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Duke MBB Twitter having some fun
https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1...620213250?s=20
They posted "Or 2?" sounds like Blakes could be next...
Kind of looks like Joakim Noah. What a great pickup, he'll push Williams in practice which will be huge, and provides a capable guy off the bench so that when Williams is off the floor we won't have to play Banchero or Coleman at the 5. I didn't think a guy of this caliber would be willing to transfer in given our current roster, so kudos to the staff for landing him.
Nice! Boozer-esque.
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