Brown starting at Duke.

[SimonSays]

Not sure if I would characterize someone as unselfish who leaves their current team for a different team for more money and different scenery. Each to their own I guess.

this is an ignorant comment if you don’t know the details , which you don’t so i don’t blame you. maliq didn’t just leave for money and a new scenery. stuff happens ppl don’t know about.

 

[Cuse181]

Not sure if I would characterize someone as unselfish who leaves their current team for a different team for more money and different scenery. Each to their own I guess.

“he doesn’t play for my team so he’s bad”

 

[Nicknack]

“he doesn’t play for my team so he’s bad”

I never said he's bad. I also wasn't even originally talking about Maliq being selfish. So, there's that.

 

[Scott11]

As JB predicted, Brown is not starting for Duke and is getting about half of the minutes he got here. Last night versus Kansas he got 16 minutes and had 8 points and 1 rebound. Before that against Arizona he played 24 minutes with 2 points and 7 rebounds. Against Kentucky he played 17 minutes with no points and 8 assists.

Just a sad situation all around. With Flagg and other ball dominant players, Brown will never get the ball. Maybe he is making more money and playing for a better team, but he gave up the opportunity to start and play 30 mpg here and develop his offensive game and be a leader and focal point of the program.

It's kind of weird how as soon as a guy transfers, even a popular one like Brown, it's like they cease to exist in our contentiousness anymore. I don't want anyone to boo him when he returns to the dome, but i don't think he deserves any great ovation either. He's just another bench player for an opponent.

 

[Ottoman]

As JB predicted, Brown is not starting for Duke and is getting about half of the minutes he got here. Last night versus Kansas he got 16 minutes and had 8 points and 1 rebound. Before that against Arizona he played 24 minutes with 2 points and 7 rebounds. Against Kentucky he played 17 minutes with no points and 8 assists.

Just a sad situation all around. With Flagg and other ball dominant players, Brown will never get the ball. Maybe he is making more money and playing for a better team, but he gave up the opportunity to start and play 30 mpg here and develop his offensive game and be a leader and focal point of the program.

It's kind of weird how as soon as a guy transfers, even a popular one like Brown, it's like they cease to exist in our contentiousness anymore. I don't want anyone to boo him when he returns to the dome, but i don't think he deserves any great ovation either. He's just another bench player for an opponent.

I know this fits the narrative we like to tell ourselves, but Maliq is having a solid season at Duke. If you watch the games, he is a BIG contributor on defense and gets the ball moving on offense. He was a great pickup for Duke and one of the reasons they are going to be so hard to beat this year. Meanwhile, he is probably getting paid a ton of money to play basketball and get a free education at one of the best schools on the planet. Oh, and also compete for a national championship.

This situation is not sad for Maliq or sad for Duke - it's sad for Syracuse. And it's a trend we need to start reversing ASAP. We need to be competitive in basketball again and keep our best players here.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Don’t just check the box score and try to judge his contributions.

 

[Newhouser]

He took money and an opportunity to play in big games. He's already played in more than he did here. Less minutes more everything else.

 

[djcon57]

I know this fits the narrative we like to tell ourselves, but Maliq is having a solid season at Duke. If you watch the games, he is a BIG contributor on defense and gets the ball moving on offense. He was a great pickup for Duke and one of the reasons they are going to be so hard to beat this year. Meanwhile, he is probably getting paid a ton of money to play basketball and get a free education at one of the best schools on the planet. Oh, and also compete for a national championship.

This situation is not sad for Maliq or sad for Duke - it's sad for Syracuse. And it's a trend we need to start reversing ASAP. We need to be competitive in basketball again and keep our best players here.

It's early. Let's see how Freeman progresses through the year.

 

[rrlbees]

As JB predicted, Brown is not starting for Duke and is getting about half of the minutes he got here. Last night versus Kansas he got 16 minutes and had 8 points and 1 rebound. Before that against Arizona he played 24 minutes with 2 points and 7 rebounds. Against Kentucky he played 17 minutes with no points and 8 assists.

Just a sad situation all around. With Flagg and other ball dominant players, Brown will never get the ball. Maybe he is making more money and playing for a better team, but he gave up the opportunity to start and play 30 mpg here and develop his offensive game and be a leader and focal point of the program.

It's kind of weird how as soon as a guy transfers, even a popular one like Brown, it's like they cease to exist in our contentiousness anymore. I don't want anyone to boo him when he returns to the dome, but i don't think he deserves any great ovation either. He's just another bench player for an opponent.

He also led the team last night with 4 steals and numerous other tipped balls as well as 2 assists. He was a big part of Dukes 2 comebacks. The one in the 1st half he had a rebound, then a dunk then a 3 pointer. Timeout Kansas. He also played a huge role in frustrating Dickinson who only shot 4-11 and got booted for kicking Brown in the head. He has a role on Duke and he’s been doing it well.

 

[Scott11]

I know this fits the narrative we like to tell ourselves, but Maliq is having a solid season at Duke. If you watch the games, he is a BIG contributor on defense and gets the ball moving on offense. He was a great pickup for Duke and one of the reasons they are going to be so hard to beat this year. Meanwhile, he is probably getting paid a ton of money to play basketball and get a free education at one of the best schools on the planet. Oh, and also compete for a national championship.

This situation is not sad for Maliq or sad for Duke - it's sad for Syracuse. And it's a trend we need to start reversing ASAP. We need to be competitive in basketball again and keep our best players here.

That's fair unless he wanted to showcase his offensive game more, which he is not.

 

[sufandu]

That's fair unless he wanted to showcase his offensive game more, which he is not.

It's the perfect situation for him. He doesn't have the offensive game to show off, but he is a great glue guy that does things that aren't on the stat sheet. He can play within himself with no pressure to do more.

 

[Ottoman]

That's fair unless he wanted to showcase his offensive game more, which he is not.

100% agree with you. Maliq is such a smart player. I'll bet he knows he doesn't have much offensive game. But he is one of the best defensive players in college basketball. If he can keep developing the point forward skills he has been showing lately, I'll bet he gets a shot to earn a bench role in the NBA.

 

[grepal]

As JB predicted, Brown is not starting for Duke and is getting about half of the minutes he got here. Last night versus Kansas he got 16 minutes and had 8 points and 1 rebound. Before that against Arizona he played 24 minutes with 2 points and 7 rebounds. Against Kentucky he played 17 minutes with no points and 8 assists.

Just a sad situation all around. With Flagg and other ball dominant players, Brown will never get the ball. Maybe he is making more money and playing for a better team, but he gave up the opportunity to start and play 30 mpg here and develop his offensive game and be a leader and focal point of the program.

It's kind of weird how as soon as a guy transfers, even a popular one like Brown, it's like they cease to exist in our contentiousness anymore. I don't want anyone to boo him when he returns to the dome, but i don't think he deserves any great ovation either. He's just another bench player for an opponent.

Fans should just torn our backs to him, just like he did to us.