Jeff was never accused of anything. The NCAA never punished him which is why he was able to come to Duke and then go to Pitt. Fans are the only ones who care about the “dirty recruiting” stuff. I mean, no one wrote about it while he was at Duke or even at Pitt. I think everyone has accepted that college basketball is dirty, it just depends on the variations. So that’s a weak excuse especially when Capel has the experience (something a lot of folks claim they want from players). Look, I don’t mind that Scheyer will be the new coach and I will hope for his success as a Duke fan, he just wouldn’t have been my choice (not right now). History isn’t on his side, which may bode well for other experienced coaches like Amaker, Dawkins, Capel, Collins, Stevens, etc. to follow the man who followed the man.
Interesting, but we’re living in different times. Now that college basketball is a BIGGER business than it was when K first started, he may not get as much time as K did. I mean, there will never be another Coach K so we shouldn’t expect anyone to be him or be afforded the same exact things that were given to K.
I’m sure Jon will be in touch soon to learn the pick n roll, since there’s no defense for that.
Collins is on the hot seat at North Western. Define success? Are you going off of NCAA Tourney appearances? What if it was Collins, Wojo or Capel but all three decided they didn’t want to wait their time for K to step down? Not sure any of them want to fall into K’s shadow and not sure Amaker would ever leave Harvard. He don’t have any pressure on him there.
Now that IS one of the strengths of the Scheyer hire. His age is a strength (and to some a weakness). Because IF he does turn into an elite coach and coaches for 30+ years, Duke will have had only 2 coaches in the last 70+ years. That is certainly great for continuity.
I actually don’t care for all the pick n roll unless we have a point guard that’s good at it. I’m old school. Run some pin downs and high lows. Play inside out.
I agree. I was trying to tell some of the crybaby fans who complained last year that one day, there will be no Coach K on the sideline and to cherish the moments (one actually said he should’ve retired after the 2019 season).
Loved how he cussed. It’s like he’s saying,” I’m going to give you haters one season of all my basketball smarts, all my grit and all my love for the game and at the end when it’s all over I’m going to walk away knowing Duke is still in good hands!”
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Same here Sky! Spoke with tremendous poise today. I think he'll do fine. I think this coming season K knows hes got a good team, and will leave every ounce of passion on the floor as we seek #6 in his swan song. K had that fire in his eye yesterday! OFC
I like Capel but Jon is a better choice in my opinion. We don't want an ex tarheel for assistant coach in case brother needs a job.
Better choice? How? We have no records to compare. I just wouldn’t hand over my Mercedes Benz to a 16 year old as their first car. Again, I’ll support Scheyer no doubt, just wouldn’t have been my first choice.
I did to mine when he turned 16. Sometimes you have to see what one will do before saying someone could have done better. It might be the opposite for the AD. They might have seen no one with a extraordinary record to say they would have been a better choice or their achievements thus far weren’t anything they didn’t believe Scheyer could achieve with this chance. IMO, I don’t see a better pick over Scheyer. Wither the candidate was from the Duke family or anyone else who might have called. K’s voice carries about of clout.
