OT: Enjoy the summer duke

[husky99]

I was a huge NCst fan during their game

 

[uconnfan68]

I was a huge NCst fan during their game

As long as someone stops them short of our 2011 run.

 

[Ripper32]

Proctor played horrible. I'm surprised Stewart didn't get more minutes. Stewart has AJ like athleticism.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Yeah, we don't want to be the the victim of their magical run if we meet.

 

[husky99]

As long as someone stops them short of our 2011 run.

Very true

 

[EricSD]

Duke men AND women both out this round. Women courtesy of UConn. Men courtesy of NC State. Both UCONN and NC State have women's and men's teams still in the tourney.

 

[BugsyCT]

As long as someone stops them short of our 2011 run.

It might have to be us - we'll see.

 

[UCan3]

Duke looked completely unprepared for this game and to make matters worse, missed shot after shot after shot.
I though this Duke team over performed to make it this far but didn’t see them losing to an 11 seed either.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Can’t wait for the sad Jared McCain tik tok

 

[nomar]

Yeah, we don't want to be the the victim of their magical run if we meet.

Would be the least worst result if we don’t win the title. If you can follow that…

 

[Ripper32]

They say they will reload with Ngongba and Flagg but the culture there isn't it.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Well that pretty definitively answered the question of whether they beat Houston or whether Houston just fell apart on their own.

 

[uconnfan68]

They say they will reload with Ngongba and Flagg but the culture there isn't it.

The #4 SF will be available via portal in September.

 

[nomar]

They say they will reload with Ngongba and Flagg but the culture there isn't it.

That is sickening. Why do these kids want to play there? They’re just corny? That program has underachieved for years.

Ultimately, there’s only one basketball and many egos, and it’s pretty clear that our system is better than theirs. Still, we could have used one of the two guys they beat us out on.

 

[Ripper32]

That is sickening. Why do these kids want to play there? They’re just corny? That program has underachieved for years.

Ultimately, there’s only one basketball and many egos, and it’s pretty clear that our system is better than theirs. Still, we could have used one of the two guys they beat us out on.

One of the reasons...

Scheyer isn’t the only one doing the recruiting. Duke quietly made an amazing hire in 2022 by naming Rachel Baker as the program’s general manager. Baker was one of the top people involved in Nike’s EYBL grassroots circuit before taking the job, and has more connections to elite recruits than just about anyone. Duke is the flagship Nike college basketball school, and Nike has a massive amount of power. None of this is a fluke.

 

[nomar]

Can’t wait for the sad Jared McCain tik tok

 

[bendm]

As long as someone stops them short of our 2011 run.

It’s only fitting that we do

 

[nomar]

One of the reasons...

I see that and I’m no babe in the woods but it still doesn’t make sense. IMO Scheyer is still trading on the Duke/Coach K brand. That’s what got Flagg to commit, we know that. Are the rest getting sent there by Nike-affiliated coaches/advisors? There are plenty of other Nike schools.

Just shaking my head at that list. It’s ridiculous. Scheyer has done nothing! Needless to say I’m not a Coach K fan but he was a legend. Scheyer is going to be on the hot seat soon if he doesn’t make a Final 4. If Shead didn’t get banged up Duke wouldn’t even have been playing today.

 

[TheHorde]

Well that pretty definitively answered the question of whether they beat Houston or whether Houston just fell apart on their own.

Their point guard getting hurt probably had something to do with it, right?

 

[Ripper32]

I see that and I’m no babe in the woods but it still doesn’t make sense. IMO Scheyer is still trading on the Duke/Coach K brand. That’s what got Flagg to commit, we know that. Are the rest getting sent there by Nike-affiliated coaches/advisors? There are plenty of other Nike schools.

Just shaking my head at that list. It’s ridiculous. Scheyer has done nothing! Needless to say I’m not a Coach K fan but he was a legend. Scheyer is going to be on the hot seat soon if he doesn’t make a Final 4. If Shead didn’t get banged up Duke wouldn’t even have been playing today.

It's obvious that there has been a pipeline set up via Nike and through the basketball academies that preceded Scheyer. Just look at Scheyer though. Does he look like someone that is a master recruiter? He's not overly charismatic nor a little off like Hurley.

 

[TheHorde]

It's obvious that there has been a pipeline set up via Nike and through the basketball academies that preceded Scheyer. Just look at Scheyer though. Does he look like someone that is a master recruiter? He's not overly charismatic nor a little off like Hurley.

Just look at the poor game plan and execution playing a team for what? The fourth time this year?

 

[nomar]

It's obvious that there has been a pipeline set up via Nike and through the basketball academies that preceded Scheyer. Just look at Scheyer though. Does he look like someone that is a master recruiter? He's not overly charismatic nor a little off like Hurley.

Don’t these kids have agency? At some point if Scheyer’s not the dude, it’ll fall off, pipeline or not.

That list is gross.

 

[huskiesouth]

They say they will reload with Ngongba and Flagg but the culture there isn't it.

Last time I checked each team plays with a maximum of five players at a time. Why in the devil would six highly rated recruits go to the same school, can’t they and their parents count?

 

[bballgrda]

 

[runner11]

I see that and I’m no babe in the woods but it still doesn’t make sense. IMO Scheyer is still trading on the Duke/Coach K brand. That’s what got Flagg to commit, we know that. Are the rest getting sent there by Nike-affiliated coaches/advisors? There are plenty of other Nike schools.

Just shaking my head at that list. It’s ridiculous. Scheyer has done nothing! Needless to say I’m not a Coach K fan but he was a legend. Scheyer is going to be on the hot seat soon if he doesn’t make a Final 4. If Shead didn’t get banged up Duke wouldn’t even have been playing today.

UK had #s 2, 3 and 4 this year and that was a fine outcome. Like it or not, Duke is currently the strongest brand out in CBB and it will take a real down year to reset. And that will happen.

 

[UCFan1513]

They say they will reload with Ngongba and Flagg but the culture there isn't it.

Cal showed us you can’t win with freshmen these days

 

[That Guy]

could you ever imagine Dan recruiting a kid like this? I don't think Dan would take him even if he was #1 overall recruit and was practically begging to come to UConn.

 

[ucp990411]

could you ever imagine Dan recruiting a kid like this? I don't think Dan would take him even if he was #1 overall recruit and was practically begging to come to UConn.

He would not be allowed to do this if he played for us

 

[I Bleed Blue]

 

[I Bleed Blue]

I felt a bit bad for McCain for a millisecond, especially because he was the only one who showed up, but Duke being eliminated just warms my heart too much.