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🚨 official game day thread game 1- Duke vs Maine 🚨

Agree Liftee. If there's a lot of attention put on Cooper and Kon, I hope others will be able to take advantage. If so, that will loosen things up for those two.
But what’s not to say the team isn’t simply looking for those two ? Against Maine it looked like every play was going through Kon or to Flag to initiate a play .
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🚨 official game day thread game 1- Duke vs Maine 🚨

Mal looks further along than Lively at this point. But the next few weeks we will see. Proctor is a junior. How much time does he need? He will either take the next step or be who he is, which is decent.
And it took Sion four years before he transferred to a blue blood . If that’s answers your question. You act like Sion didn’t play at the collegiate level for four years before coming to Duke . If he was a stud prior why was he at Tulane ? I mean seriously. Not to mention he started all four years there .
Lively was hurt at the start of the season . I don’t remember a whole lot of twenty and ten games for Lively . I simply remember Lively being a voice on the court and after games for preparation . Much like is being said about Mal. In the first three games ( two exhibition and one that counts ) how many balls were passed inside? How many lobs have been thrown ? He’s in the game for defense any offense he gives is extra .

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The gap between them grew. In many cases, yes, the President before helps create the circumstances the next President benefits from or is saddled with.
The gap slightly decreased under Trump. And again, at the same time, groceries, retail, gas, rent and pretty much everything else was more affordable. It takes $50,000/year more to be able to afford to buy a home today compared to 2019. The gap has increased under Biden and things are less affordable. So things were better for everyone who participated in the workforce under Trump.

🚨 official game day thread game 1- Duke vs Maine 🚨

I like nothing has been proven until we see our boys play Kentucky, Arizona and Kansas. Then we'll see if Kon can keep up the scoring against guys more athletic and as tall as he is, and how the other freshmen play against competition they haven't seen before. I'm guardedly optimistic, especially for Cooper who may have to adjust but will do so.
Agree Liftee. If there's a lot of attention put on Cooper and Kon, I hope others will be able to take advantage. If so, that will loosen things up for those two.
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I like nothing has been proven until we see our boys play Kentucky, Arizona and Kansas. Then we'll see if Kon can keep up the scoring against guys more athletic and as tall as he is, and how the other freshmen play against competition they haven't seen before. I'm guardedly optimistic, especially for Cooper who may have to adjust but will do so.

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The gap between them grew. In many cases, yes, the President before helps create the circumstances the next President benefits from or is saddled with.


If those corporations are paying poor wages while removing their profits from those communities, it contributes to income inequality and does little to improve communities.
You and I are seeing the corporation through two different lenses. You see the poor being taken advantage of, and I see it that they're paid fair wages.

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Simply not true. Every working class American saw their wealth increase during Trump’s first 3 years. And things were more affordable. If you want to play the game of why that was, whatever. But to say that the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, is false. There has been an 88% increase in U.S. billionaires since Biden has been in office. Largely in part to mostly democrat endorsed covid policies. But I am sure Trump is to blame.
The gap between them grew. In many cases, yes, the President before helps create the circumstances the next President benefits from or is saddled with.

Now right here is where there is this great big divide. Not sure about you but I'd rather a corporation pay low taxes (20%?) and have 300 employees vs much higher taxes (35-40%) but only able to have 160 employees.

I feel for the poor. As a general rule, the poor will most likely always be poor. Just because someone is rich, doesn't mean they are the bad guys. You can argue this, and make ok points, but the fact remains No one ever gets a job from a Poor Man.

The middle class is the one that catches the brunt, in terms of taxes.

Trump wants all Americans to have a chance to do better.
If those corporations are paying poor wages while removing their profits from those communities, it contributes to income inequality and does little to improve communities.

🚨 official game day thread game 1- Duke vs Maine 🚨

Admittedly I’m a little biased against Proctor from the last 2 years. Seems to disappear at times, and somewhat soft. James came with a reputation for being tough and very energetic, which has been validated from the 3 times we’ve seen him play. We’ve been punked the last few years by a few teams, and i don’t see James letting that happen. Proctor, I’m not so sure.
We forget he reclassed and came to Duke early . He was supposed to be in Fosters class. He also came from FIBA ball in Australia which isn’t known for its toughness. I’m just not on the boat that you start Sion over Proctor . I think Sion flourishes better coming off the bench as the main guard and first guard in .
Also trying to figure out who thought Mal would be dominant . He’s a work in progress with a lot of upside but will need to adapt just like Lively .

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The idea that President Trump isn't part of that same machine is ridiculous. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer under him as much as under Biden, Obama, GW Bush, and Clinton.
Now right here is where there is this great big divide. Not sure about you but I'd rather a corporation pay low taxes (20%?) and have 300 employees vs much higher taxes (35-40%) but only able to have 160 employees.

I feel for the poor. As a general rule, the poor will most likely always be poor. Just because someone is rich, doesn't mean they are the bad guys. You can argue this, and make ok points, but the fact remains No one ever gets a job from a Poor Man.

The middle class is the one that catches the brunt, in terms of taxes.

Trump wants all Americans to have a chance to do better.

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The idea that President Trump isn't part of that same machine is ridiculous. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer under him as much as under Biden, Obama, GW Bush, and Clinton.
Simply not true. Every working class American saw their wealth increase during Trump’s first 3 years. And things were more affordable. If you want to play the game of why that was, whatever. But to say that the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, is false. There has been an 88% increase in U.S. billionaires since Biden has been in office. Largely in part to mostly democrat endorsed covid policies. But I am sure Trump is to blame.

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Nothing (or very little) about the system has worked. Politicians lives are getting better, not the citizens. You can say that's a tired line, but it's true, and a big problem. More Americans have opened their eyes, said enough is enough, and gave the Machine the middle finger.

I mean you can't defend what we've been witnessing since 2020. But what caught up with the Establishment was their own arrogance. These elitists pricks are so brazen that they believed they could peddle out an old man with memory issues, along with a cackling empty vessel, and expect America to buy it. They almost got away with it. Almost. Thank God more people realized what we were being told just didn't line up with what we were seeing. Roughly 45% of hispanics voted for Trump, and he got 20% of the black vote, up from about 13 in 2020, and he had a gain in the under 30 year old voter too. They are finding out how hard it is to buy a home in the last four years. Charlie Kirk deserves a big shout out.

President Obama deserves a big shout out too. Black men weren't happy at all when you come down from your mansion to tell them who they should vote for.

Now I hope Trump comes in and blows the current system to hell. It's long overdue.
The idea that President Trump isn't part of that same machine is ridiculous. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer under him as much as under Biden, Obama, GW Bush, and Clinton.
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