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2021 Recruiting: 2021 Recruits and 2022 Possible Reclassifications

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superjohn said:
You b^tch about UConn not getting Blakes and at the same time say Duke is downgrading talent.
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And is wrong because UConn did offer Blakes, truly impressive all around
 
rollskies said:


It’s official. Jaylen Blakes to Duke.
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It’s weird that there’s a narrative now all the sudden Duke is downgrading in talent with a kid like him. Been high on him for awhile now, I think he’s going to be a good player and they got a good one. Watch his tape, the kid can ball. I really liked him, wish him the best.
 
Fatroony5 said:
It’s weird that there’s a narrative now all the sudden Duke is downgrading in talent with a kid like him. Been high on him for awhile now, I think he’s going to be a good player and they got a good one. Watch his tape, the kid can ball. I really liked him, wish him the best.
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Duke has a couple of top 5 recruits plus Keels coming in. They aren’t downgrading.

I am a fan of Jaylen’s game, and I personally wish Hurley worked a little harder to get him. At the same time, it’s pretty clear that when Hurley wants someone he goes all in on them, so I guess for whatever reason he didn’t see the fit with JB. Like I said, don’t personally agree, but we will see how it turns out.

The one thing that concerns me with JB to Duke is the fit for him there. I feel like kids like that who commit to Duke/Kentucky/others aren’t set up to do so well. Seems to me like those schools are less concerned developing talent and more concerned with just putting a bunch of 5-star freshman on the court. Not always, but frequently enough. Totally understand why JB took a chance on himself and made that move, and I really hope he doesn’t just get buried on the depth chart there and leaves after a year. Kid works extremely hard.
 
Fatroony5 said:
It’s weird that there’s a narrative now all the sudden Duke is downgrading in talent with a kid like him. Been high on him for awhile now, I think he’s going to be a good player and they got a good one. Watch his tape, the kid can ball. I really liked him, wish him the best.
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He may be very underrated but Duke has been grabbing top 10 guys 3 at a time every year for a while now. Theo John and Blakes seem like a distinct change in strategy. I guess trying to mix vets more with the young guys after the debacle this year—as Blakes will undoubtedly be there a while.
 
rollskies said:
Duke has a couple of top 5 recruits plus Keels coming in. They aren’t downgrading.

I am a fan of Jaylen’s game, and I personally wish Hurley worked a little harder to get him. At the same time, it’s pretty clear that when Hurley wants someone he goes all in on them, so I guess for whatever reason he didn’t see the fit with JB. Like I said, don’t personally agree, but we will see how it turns out.

The one thing that concerns me with JB to Duke is the fit for him there. I feel like kids like that who commit to Duke/Kentucky/others aren’t set up to do so well. Seems to me like those schools are less concerned developing talent and more concerned with just putting a bunch of 5-star freshman on the court. Not always, but frequently enough. Totally understand why JB took a chance on himself and made that move, and I really hope he doesn’t just get buried on the depth chart there and leaves after a year. Kid works extremely hard.
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Ya I would’ve like to have seen UConn get more involved with him, he just has the looks of a really productive player. But who knows how it shook out. Maybe the staff was interested and he wasn’t as much. Idk. Curious to see how it shakes out for him at Duke.
 
BGesus4 said:
He may be very underrated but Duke has been grabbing top 10 guys 3 at a time every year for a while now. Theo John and Blakes seem like a distinct change in strategy. I guess trying to mix vets more with the young guys after the debacle this year—as Blakes will undoubtedly be there a while.
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Ya it does seem like a little bit of a change in strategy although they did try that with Tape last year, the post grad player from the Ivy League and he like never played. The allure of Duke is still real, can’t blame young men for wanting to take a chance on themselves when Duke offers. Wish Blakes well, I’ll be watching him. I’ve always liked him, now naturally I have to a lot less lol.
 
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Fatroony5 said:
It’s weird that there’s a narrative now all the sudden Duke is downgrading in talent with a kid like him. Been high on him for awhile now, I think he’s going to be a good player and they got a good one. Watch his tape, the kid can ball. I really liked him, wish him the best.
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What do you like about him? I've only seen highlights and I never understood what people saw in him. I see an unathletic small shooting guard but maybe he's an amazing shooter which is hard to tell in highlights.
 
superjohn said:
What do you like about him? I've only seen highlights and I never understood what people saw in him. I see an unathletic small shooting guard but maybe he's an amazing shooter which is hard to tell in highlights.
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That was what I thought of Myles Powell before KO handed him to Seton Hall, to be fair
 
superjohn said:
What do you like about him? I've only seen highlights and I never understood what people saw in him. I see an unathletic small shooting guard but maybe he's an amazing shooter which is hard to tell in highlights.
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He’s undersized yes but I’d actually say he’s pretty athletic/explosive. Ton of range with his shot, and he’s got some dog in him. Tough to teach that type of attitude. Certainly not saying he’s some top prospect or anything. But a guy I would’ve liked to have seen added to the core of young guys we’ve got. Although with Floyd Jr in the mix, I’m guessing the staff (and maybe Blakes) weren’t as interested. Just a hunch tho.
 
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I Bleed Blue said:
Cuse was after him hard at one point. I’m down to snag him just to piss them off more.
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I don’t get why it took us so long to be linked to him. NYC guard who played for the Rens and WeR1 seems to be right up our alley. We’re ready to take the next step and bring on 5-stars.

He was a legend at Trinity. He had one game where he slipped and sprained his knee with a minute left down 1. Re-entered game with 10 seconds, could barely walk, and hit a game winning 3 off one leg. Came back a week later with a heavy brace and dropped 52 on a team. He had a number of these absurd scoring games where he would drop 40-60 on teams. Great player.
 
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