Duke basketball: Blue Devils interested in flamethrower grad transfer
The Duke basketball staff is reportedly eyeing another 'AJ' with a dagger from deep, this time doing so via the transfer portal.
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K, at present time I have to agree with you. I was aware of the 4 out of 5, and that's not acceptable for Duke basketball.Personally I could give a tinkers d@mn about how many first rounders we have. Jon better be busy in the portal!
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There is one place where Duke is really using the transfer portal. Coach Lawson and the women's team are busy getting after it.
Young being a big off the bench would be a good get . 6’10” 240 but rumor is AJ Green is leaning to where his father is an assistant coach .
Yea we realize it and Thank you for saying this! Some of us get crushed for staying the obvious. Lots of denial on this board IMO
I my opinion, Duke is judged by 2 things. Getting deep in the tournament, and success against the holes. Not by how many guys go pro.
The holes just went to the title game, have 4 of their 5 starters back, and have beaten Duke 4 of the last 5 times. All with slightly less hyped players.
See last sentence of above paragraph.
Maybe Jon is what the program needs. Time will tell, but the concern, and it’s legit, is we NEED experience. Our roster in 15 and 22 proves it.
The holes just went to the title game, have 4 of their 5 starters back, and have beaten Duke 4 of the last 5 times. All with slightly less hyped players.
See last sentence of above paragraph.
Maybe Jon is what the program needs. Time will tell, but the concern, and it’s legit, is we NEED experience. Our roster in 15 and 22 proves it.
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Did you follow Duke back in 1978-79?
2001-2002theyreturned almost a whole team that just won a Natty
Find it funny that most on here act like North Carolina will have an all time great team next year. Those douchebags lost 11 games last year. They had an extremely easy path to the Final 4. Those guys are massively overrated right now....
Everyone but Battier and Nate James if memory serves. James was a year behind but had a redshirt year.
Casey Sanders too I believe. Gave a big lift when Boozer was out
No one said “all-time great” except you
Bacot could always come back for a 5th season. Love and Davis could come back for a 4th.
Soaked in butter before he entered game.... However he was a good rim protector and had his moments.
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This board can have difficulty with sarcasm.
Casey and Reggie Love definitely stepped up for us
Plus, they lost their best player, Manek, who provided a large portion of their offense and most of their threes. OFC
People are at an all time delusion if they think unc is taking a step back or something. This was the same team that is what? 5-1 in the last 6 against us and gonna have 4 starters back. They are head and shoulders above us currently
I believe if Duke could add an impact big like Lofton our front court rotation would be set with Lively at 4 and Lofton at 5 with Flip coming off the bench. That would be better than most in the country including UNC. Then Mitchell could help out with the backcourt rotation. Dreaming but would be huge. Lofton is on Bacot level in my opinion. Really hope Coach Scheyer reaches out to him, I think that is what he is looking for a much bigger stage. Kid killed it with team USA this summer, even played better than Chet Holmgren or Jaden Ivey. He lead the team in scoring.
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Lively is not playing at the 4. Flip and Lively were sold on playing together.
Flip isn’t coming to duke to come off the bench, lively isn’t a 4
If Duke wants to be a title contender they might have to. Lively already plays as a stretch big and so does Flip. They all will play some 5. I said dream situation but I don’t think Flip is ready for 30 plus minutes at this stage. And I don’t think Northwestern transfer would be the answer Duke would need. It would be the three headed monster similar to this years team.
Does anyone else worry about NIL being a big disadvantage for the smaller private universities with alumni nationwide rather than in 1 central area? I’ve heard rumors about Jay Wright getting out due to the future of Villanova not able to offer things that other schools can offer.
I feel like all these major state universities can raise millions of dollars very quickly at a local car dealership or something, many options. The SEC is out ahead of NIL and though they have always dominated in football, the basketball is getting much better as these schools seem to have an endless supply of resources.
Duke is playing a different game than the other private schools and have a lot more NIL connections I’d assume, but gotta wonder if long term this could hurt Duke.
I feel like all these major state universities can raise millions of dollars very quickly at a local car dealership or something, many options. The SEC is out ahead of NIL and though they have always dominated in football, the basketball is getting much better as these schools seem to have an endless supply of resources.
Duke is playing a different game than the other private schools and have a lot more NIL connections I’d assume, but gotta wonder if long term this could hurt Duke.
Lofton is not coming to Duke. I don't disagree on Flip playing 30+. Jon will bring in impact players though.
Agree Lofton is very good. Good enough to start at Duke. But I don't think we go after him. But we should. Kid reminds me of Charles Barkley. We can still score 2 good guys in the portal, but with Keels leaving it becomes a need instead of a want.
Ryan Young would be a good get. Averaged 9 and 4 at Northwestern. A big body. 6-10 240. With 2 first round picks up front might be difficult to get a stud big man. But Young might be okay with a Theo role.
I don't know how good Young is, but he is a legit 240. Dude is beefy with broad shoulders. He looks like a football player.
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