Duke Basketball 2014-2015 Discussion thread

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Okafor, Winslow

 

[QuethCurry30]

Hearing indirectly (through a friend still at school who is tight with him) via Sheed that Jabari is still going to leave, fwiw.

 

[QuethCurry30]

Probably belongs in the NBA draft thread, oops

 

[rome8180]

Well, it's pertinent to the 2014-15 season as well. Thanks for the info.

It seems like sources are split on this, but Sheed is obviously as good a source as any.

 

[QuethCurry30]

Yeah through the grapevine is never the best way to get solid data.

Saw an article saying he signed an housing agreement/contract for next year or something of the sort. Duke housing agreements are not binding, certainly not for basketball players, and it could also be a summer housing agreement because I'd assume Jabari will keep coming to summer school to get a degree eventually.

 

[DurhamSon]

So Quinn thinks he's coming back and Sheed doesn't. Both third or fourth hand sources.


My guess is it means jack shit

 

[rome8180]

Yep. As someone else pointed out, Gerald Henderson also signed a housing agreement before entering the draft.

 

[rome8180]

Let the rampant speculation continue.

http://www.usab.com/mens/hoopsummit/tyu ... 04_11.html

"By the way, one of my teammates at that U17 World Championship in Lithuania was Jabari Parker – who I’m looking forward to teaming up with again when I get to Duke in the fall."

 

[DurhamSon]

Wow, that's pretty ballsy to put it out there like that.

That might actually be the first legitimate bit of hope - he didn't said "hope", he said "when"

 

[rome8180]

I expect it to be edited without comment or with a retraction within a few hours.

 

[torontoduke]

When Jabari goes pro, d-f will have a huge hate-on for Tyus Jones

 

[rhfarmer]

I would be fucking shocked if Jabari came back, truly shocked. If Hood's draft stock continues to slide, I could maybe see him coming back, but I just don't see any scenario where Parker comes back.

 

[torontoduke]

I fully agree Farmer

About Rodney Hood being drafted...he is still projected in the lottery, no?

 

[rhfarmer]

He's been dropping into the mid 20's, but still...

 

[rome8180]

I am going to go out on a limb and say this might be the most entertaining highlight video I've watched by a Duke commit.

 

[Thain]

I know that is just a highlight video but he is so freaking good. If he is able to pick up the Duke system fairly quickly I just don't see how he doesn't see a good bit of floor time.

 

[deepdarkblue]

I hope he can translate that athleticism and drive to his defensive game. He could be godlike.

 

[DurhamSon]

This would make up for the misfire on Reid Travis, IMO. In fact I think we'd come out better for it.

 

[bfactor]

I'm not going to get too excited until Pantone releases his lowlight video.

 

[rome8180]

This would make up for the misfire on Reid Travis, IMO. In fact I think we'd come out better for it.

Was this supposed to be in the other thread about Obi?

If not, I am confused about how Allen makes up for Travis.