Khaman Maluach
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Not going to complain if Duke gets this dude but would prefer a transfer with some age to help the younger bigs Duke should have next year
You should prefer this guy, I promise (unless it’s an elite type of portal big, which doesn’t seem likely at all)
We saw last year how difficult it can be to get a transfer big.
How about a little bit of both
Pat is a multi year guy. He’s also coming off an injury to his foot. He will take some time imo. Haven’t wavered on VJ, just didn’t know timing.
Read somewhere (DBR forum?) that it's been discussed with Pat and he's good with it.
Pat is fine, Khaman is OAD. Will be great for Pat to compete against him every day.
Timo any truth to Pat maybe having to redshirt? I read that foot injury he has is rough
Great to hear. I think Pat will be really good but if this kid is as advertised and it sounds like he's a Duke lean- let's do it. To your point, we won't get a transfer of his quality.
I think Duke gets this guy. Saying he’s the next John Riek. That’s all I needed to hear.
I actually brought this up on a recent podcast. I think it makes sense if he can’t be ready until maybe July. But as of now I havent heard that is the plan
Is it hard for Duke to get transfers through admissions? After the tenn game last year, scheyer said something that made me think they would be after more transfers but then next years freshmen class will be large. Or did we just get out bid on some transfers like the former Kansas guy?
Yes it’s hard to get transfers thru admissions, but easier for grad transfers. But their is definitely a pattern what kind of school the transfer comes from ( Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Northwestern)
It’s easier for Duke to get portal bench players than it is to look for starters .
NIL also has big time portal players looking elsewhere .
NIL also has big time portal players looking elsewhere .
K-man visiting this weekend for Pitt game.
Forgot he was in town on a visit for yesterday game. Hope it went well, wish he saw a better game.
I wonder if scheyer and others will work with admissions on loosening standards. The transfer portal is and will become even more important to being a top notch program
No . It’s still has standards . You either have to continue to get the top ranked recruits or role your dice hoping you can pull high end transfer portal players . You will never get both . Players transfer for a reason from a school ( playing time or a chance to play . ) high recruits come to Duke to start and showcase their skill not ride the pine.
Doubt the university will sell its academic soul for a few more wins by its sports teams.
Except for Paolo's year, the team's APR is usually pretty good.Yes because guys leaving after their first spring on campus is such a good look.
He’s taking more visits which seems positive for his chances of taking the college route. Check his Twitter likes if your curious on what his favorite school is
I don't like reading that he's taking more visits. I liked it better when it was either Duke or Pro. Plus, after the 4 other visits, the Duke visit will not be as recent. Hopefully that doesn't impact his choice, but I guess we'll see.
the choices seem odd...Kansas will have the ex-Michigan guy and Bidunga....UCLA Bona/Mara...Kentucky Bradshaw and Baby Porzingis.....im thinking Duke or G-League Ignite....hopefully the Deng factor plays in...
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UCLA is kind of a s#it show, sitting at 8-11 this year. Doesn't seem like a desirable destination, weather aside.
Hoping that we don’t have a repeat of what happened with Bidunga. If there is one position that Kansas has a leg up on Duke, it’s at Center. Imagine they will sell him on being the next Dickinson, as Bidunga could potentially play PF. Does Bidunga bolt if somehow Kansas convinces Maluach to commit to Kansas?
UCLA is horrible this year so I don’t think Maluach ends up there. Kentucky could be interesting. Despite Bradshaw having a very underwhelming year, he's still likely going to be OAD. They still have two 7 footers on the roster and have two Centers as part of their 2024 class in Jayden Quaintence and Somtochukwu Cyril. However, Cyril hasn’t signed yet so could it be possible that they tell Cyril to look elsewhere if Maluach wants to go there?
We should be the clear favorites but let’s see what happens this week at Kansas.
I dont follow crystal balls anymore. Too many wannabe experts. We have a good shot. We will know when he announces.
He does. This is a pretty weak year for the NBA draft. If he’s going to take a shot at possibly being a late 1st round pick, he better go this year. Next year is going to be absolutely loaded with OAD kids.
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