Duke Men's Basketball 2013-2014 Discussion Thread
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WorldStar HipHop
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Woah.DurhamSon said:
Holy F.
Did Dukeman92 really say something resembling that?
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Guys, I'm so excited about Rodney Hood. I know we always tend to overrate how good non-high school incoming players are (namely Seth and Murph) but this guy has an absolutely beautiful game and 15 ppg with solid rebounding and a shit load of highlights seems very possible.
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I'll be curious to see how much his ballhandling and dribble moves have improved in a year. I think that was the biggest thing he was trying to work on, skills wise; he was still pretty mechanical last summer, and didn't have the same knack for reading the situation and making a quick, intuitive move that, say, Sulaimon has.
That said, worst case is pretty much a great role player who is an athletic, 6'8 SF, which is the main reason I'm pumped. I think Cook and Sheed would be fine as 1st and 2nd options, so the fact that we'll have two 6'8-6'9 potential lottery pick forwards as somewhere in the great-complementary-player-to-star range is kind of a can't go wrong situation, IMO.
That said, worst case is pretty much a great role player who is an athletic, 6'8 SF, which is the main reason I'm pumped. I think Cook and Sheed would be fine as 1st and 2nd options, so the fact that we'll have two 6'8-6'9 potential lottery pick forwards as somewhere in the great-complementary-player-to-star range is kind of a can't go wrong situation, IMO.
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Did he really?rhfarmer said:
I have the opposite recollection.
IIRC, he was asked about a few times on TDD but there was never serious excitement around him.
I do remember people wondering if Coach K/Duke would be recruiting him after he mentioned that he drew up a Duke fan (because of the 2001 title team and Battier).
I also remember Josiah Turner (whatever happened to this dude?) catching him flat-footed bad in a transition play on a highlight tape.
For all I know, Hood might've declined to be recruited because he knew he was going to stay in-state.
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Seems like a misleading title because he could just be getting ready to play some sort of pro-ball, but this was interesting.
http://sports.chronicleblogs.com/2013/0 ... next-year/
http://sports.chronicleblogs.com/2013/0 ... next-year/
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Re: Duke Basketball 2013-2014 Discussion Thread
Duke will be a tough out next year. Nice players coming in + solid talent remaining. I look for Amile and Sheed to take big steps forward.
Although Duke's talent at center is not ideal, they can make it work. Cuse won a title with Craig Forth playing the post.
Duke will be a tough out next year. Nice players coming in + solid talent remaining. I look for Amile and Sheed to take big steps forward.
Although Duke's talent at center is not ideal, they can make it work. Cuse won a title with Craig Forth playing the post.
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Re: Duke Basketball 2013-2014 Discussion Thread
our offense will be very entertaining, and our defense will be good against some teams, especially early in the season. much like this year, though, the defense will get carved up by teams who can exploit its inability to protect the rim. i think they will be about as good as this year, but i cant see them winning the title unless k stumbles into a solid big man in the graduate student transfer market.
our offense will be very entertaining, and our defense will be good against some teams, especially early in the season. much like this year, though, the defense will get carved up by teams who can exploit its inability to protect the rim. i think they will be about as good as this year, but i cant see them winning the title unless k stumbles into a solid big man in the graduate student transfer market.