How come we can't get this lucky but again it's Duke

[longtimefan]

Your father played at Georgetown

That's the nastiest thing that's ever been said to me on this board!

 

[ar inj]

He doesn’t look 7 feet to me.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That's the nastiest thing that's ever been said to me on this board!

Could be worse.

He could have said "Your Mother played at Georgetown".

 

[Col. Bleep]

The father played at Georgetown, I believe.

Language, language, language.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Could be worse.

He could have said "Your Mother played at Georgetown".

How do you think his parents met?

 

[CuseFan]

Your father played at Georgetown

Ouch - there are things that should never be said out loud. That's a family tragedy not talked about.

 

[phsyra]

Duke has more money

 

[orangefog]

Duke has more money

It's not about money, it's about brotherhood

 

[sufandu]

I don't think it's luck. Duke takes basketball very seriously and wouldn't tolerate a down-turn in its program.

Yeah. 40+ years of uninterrupted success carries a lot of weight.

 

[sufandu]

He’s going to get both of those guys extremely well paid as a result of their draft position. Plus well paid while in school. That recruits itself, regardless of silly things like Tourney results.

Tourney results are fleeting and overrated. This board has leaned on them hard because it was all we had during the early part of our slide. Live in the top 10 and consistently send players to the lottery, and the media will talk about you for 4 months instead of 3 weeks.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Notice Michigan, UConn and Florida don’t have this either? I guess just another thing to piss and moan about!

 

[AlaskaSU]

Its not a matter of luck.
Our brand has taken a significant hit and it will need some rebuilding. Right now we are not as close to the blue bloods as we once were, nor are we in that "next tier" below the blue bloods like we used to be.

In the BE we could recruit against anybody. In the ACC we cannot recruit against anybody.

 

[Cusefan0307]

In the BE we could recruit against anybody. In the ACC we cannot recruit against anybody.

Drink

 

[Briancuse]

Luck isn't in the su Fandom job description.

 

[grepal]

The rich just keeps getting richer. Man I hate Duke.

Not sure how old you are, but do you remember how seikally came to play for jab. A soccer player, he just walked into coaches' office and said he wanted to play hoops. That may have been the origin of JAB saying you can't teach height.

 

[Blanko97]

In the BE we could recruit against anybody. In the ACC we cannot recruit against anybody.

You think “BE players” weren’t being recruited by ACC schools? This is such an irrelevant point that it confounds the mind how you continue to bring it up.

 

[RMH44]

Maybe because he couldn't wear 44 here?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Duke is just another breed. They take it seriously, and have the tangible results. All the players in the NBA. Coach of the Lakers. And how many guys as heads of basketball Ops for NBA teams? We are quite unserious by contrast.

If you were a premier player, of course you’d want to go there. At this point, they could prolly do it without having the most money. It’s a positive feedback machine.

 

[Nicknack]

Not sure how old you are, but do you remember how seikally came to play for jab. A soccer player, he just walked into coaches' office and said he wanted to play hoops. That may have been the origin of JAB saying you can't teach height.

He was just before my time at Syracuse. My freshman year was Sherm, Owens, Coleman, Stevie, and LeRon Ellis. It was a great way to start my run as a fan. At the time I just thought this was how we should be every year.

 

[grepal]

He was just before my time at Syracuse. My freshman year was Sherm, Owens, Coleman, Stevie, and LeRon Ellis. It was a great way to start my run as a fan. At the time I just thought this was how we should be every year.

We were so spoiled. Let's get back to that!

 

[JarHeadJim]

Wrong.

He is the son of Ruben Boumtje Boumtje and Joakim Noah.

Duh.

 

[grepal]

Could be worse.

He could have said "Your Mother played at Georgetown".

Hey, this is a family show. No profanity!!

 

[longtimefan]

He was just before my time at Syracuse. My freshman year was Sherm, Owens, Coleman, Stevie, and LeRon Ellis. It was a great way to start my run as a fan. At the time I just thought this was how we should be every year.

Douglas and Ellis were not on the same squad. Sherm graduated the year before LeRon arrived.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Yeah. 40+ years of uninterrupted success carries a lot of weight.

Sure does. Which means it’s about the money. They didn’t land the players they did consistently over the years without a few bag men. Just ask the Maggette’s and Carlos Boozer.

 

[Nicknack]

Douglas and Ellis were not on the same squad. Sherm graduated the year before LeRon arrived.

Ha. So much for my memory. I remember the other guys tho (billy, derrick, leron, and stevie). Who played point back then? I can't remember the 5th starter on that team.