Maliq Brown to Duke

[jordville]

“I chose Duke because I wanted to be around a winning culture and a bunch of guys who wanted to get better all the time.”

 

[Dinkyspond]

“I chose Duke because I wanted to be around a winning culture and a bunch of guys who wanted get better all the time.”

ouch..says something about the make-up of last year's team. Solidifies the notion we had, some malcontents.

 

[Orangefan1]

“I chose Duke because I wanted to be around a winning culture and a bunch of guys who wanted to get better all the time.”

I think I just dry heaved

 

[br801]

ouch..says something about the make-up of last year's team. Solidifies the opininion we had some malcontents.

Or it just means he saw more of what he was seeking at Duke right now. It doesn't mean SU is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum.

 

[Orangezoo]

“I chose Duke because I wanted to be around a winning culture and a bunch of guys who wanted to get better all the time.”

Sure and because my pockets are full now. At least Jesse was completely honest whether he toyed with us or not. Nice big chunk of NIL.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Maybe I am a bad person but I hope he comes off the bench and plays 8 mpg.

 

[Orangezoo]

Maybe I am a bad person but I hope he comes off the bench and plays 8 mpg.

My guess is 15 mpg and 6/4/1 is his stat line. He probably plays more early on and then once all the youth starts to get comfortable that dips. I also think he transfers again. Could see Taylor boosting his stock some and he and Maliq reunite at UVA

 

[orangenauburn]

“I chose Duke because I wanted to be around a winning culture and a bunch of guys who wanted to get better all the time.”

It pisses me off, but you know, he isn't wrong

We haven't had a winning culture in a decade

Dude wants championships, and he will compete for one at Duke

No matter how good this year is we aren't competing for a conference title let alone a national title.

Next year may be different, but it wouldn't matter to him by then

Love what Jim did for the program but he left Red in a hole, and the roster makeup the past few years, the misses on the trail, the poor evaluation of a couple prospects really took the luster off the program

 

[Cusefan0307]

Gross.

 

[dasher]

Maybe I am a bad person but I hope he comes off the bench and plays 8 mpg.

Why? I mean why that many minutes?

 

[hoopsupstate]

Guys like Brown will always find minutes. He just knows how to play and coaches will have confidence in him to do the right thing and always be in position to make plays. He’s the definition of a coaches player in the floor.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Maybe I am a bad person but I hope he comes off the bench and plays 8 mpg.

You are not a bad person, these guys are now highly paid, professional mercenaries. No more free tickets with "they're only just college kids, be nice to them..." I wouldn't boo a college player before, I will now. Especially since I may be paying them with my NIL contribution going into their pocket. College football and basketball are now professional sports and these are the consequences.

 

[Orangezoo]

Guys like Brown will always find minutes. He just knows how to play and coaches will have confidence in him to do the right thing and always be in position to make plays. He’s the definition of a coaches player in the floor.

He’s also joining a team with like 7 to 8 guys in the frontcourt already including 3 or 4 (or more ) future pros.

 

[cali315phan]

He said he was coming back and then didn't. Wants winning culture but doesn't have winning mentality. Hope he lays an egg at Duke.

 

[Consigliere]

He said he was coming back and then didn't. Wants winning culture but doesn't have winning mentality. Hope he lays an egg at Duke.

And rather than being part of the solution and helping to transform the culture as a leader, he headed out the door.

I understand that’s the environment today, but miss the loyalty that would bind a player to a program that offered you an opportunity as a barely Top 75 prospect, helped develop skills including an improved shot and perimeter defense that will help him get to the next level, and, though admittedly out of position, put him on the floor significantly more minutes than he will see at Duke. Money may or may not be better in Durham, but it would not have been peanuts here.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

Maybe I am a bad person but I hope he comes off the bench and plays 8 mpg.

Won’t say that you are a bad person but you/we are very disappointed that Maliq Brown did not stay at Syracuse. I believe that he was an afterthought in Syracuse recruiting that year. He has improved in each of the two years that he was here. He had the requisite skills to step up and fill in holes the team had due to injuries.

I know that Cooper Flagg will be their best player and they have additional high school all Americans. I actually hope that Maliq gets 40 minutes of playing time each game and he is the brightest spot on their team. I hope the rest of Duke’s team is found to be lacking and don’t play well together. Dreamer!

 

[Trueblue25]

Not a leader. If you can’t help build it, take the easy way and money.

 

[br801]

He said he was coming back and then didn't. Wants winning culture but doesn't have winning mentality. Hope he lays an egg at Duke.

These players have a brief window as college athletes in a rapidly changing environment. Their decisions can't be easy right now, and there probably is no 'right answer' for most of them, but only several viable choices, all of which come with some level of risk. To wish failure for any of these people because they didn't make the decision you wanted seems monumentally stupid.

 

[MikeSU02]

Why does anyone care what he said?

I’ve heard here over and over that we got Donnie and Eddie, so we’re good.

I mean, *I* don’t believe we’re good with Maliq leaving, but most, not all, people are fine with it with who we have now.

Also, not sure about the winning culture argument against. Duke wins way more than Syracuse. Is what it is til we get back to legit competing. But we aren’t there yet and we won’t be this year either.

 

[Cuse1055]

It pisses me off, but you know, he isn't wrong

We haven't had a winning culture in a decade

Dude wants championships, and he will compete for one at Duke

No matter how good this year is we aren't competing for a conference title let alone a national title.

Next year may be different, but it wouldn't matter to him by then

Love what Jim did for the program but he left Red in a hole, and the roster makeup the past few years, the misses on the trail, the poor evaluation of a couple prospects really took the luster off the program

Good thing our recruiting seems to have turned around and is in an upswing again.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

It pisses me off, but you know, he isn't wrong

We haven't had a winning culture in a decade

Dude wants championships, and he will compete for one at Duke

No matter how good this year is we aren't competing for a conference title let alone a national title.

Next year may be different, but it wouldn't matter to him by then

Love what Jim did for the program but he left Red in a hole, and the roster makeup the past few years, the misses on the trail, the poor evaluation of a couple prospects really took the luster off the program

I don’t believe Jim lost his ability to evaluate players. That is innate for him.
He lost his desire to fight for good/great players, so he settled on guys he could land.
Then he relied on his good will to try to convince us that his last class was his best class ever.
I also think there may have been a bit of “I’ll teach you to kick me out of my job”, with the last class, if only subconsciously.

 

[Hopkins16]

duke isnt doing whats best for every player...they are doing whats best for the program...as they should

bring in too many players and let playing time sort itself out

its what i wish syracuse would do instead of trying to placate every single player with pre-ordained promises and roles

Elite programs can pile up good players without making promises because guys just want to be there (for example, Quade to Kentucky with Shai already in the fold, Tucker going to Duke when there was no place for him in a strong set rotation and Barrett, Cam, Zion, I believe already committed for the next year). We aren't that kind of program yet so we have to placate and make promises even to 3 star or lesser guys.

 

[rrlbees]

Not a leader. If you can’t help build it, take the easy way and money.

You must feel the same way about our incoming transfers? As much as it sucks it’s a new world.

 

[Trueblue25]

You must feel the same way about our incoming transfers? As much as it sucks it’s a new world.

I havent seen quotes like that from our incoming transfers. Its very easy to just say you’re attracted to the tradition and opportunity at Duke. If what he says betrays his mentality and self, then that is his own fault.

 

[007]

He said he was coming back and then didn't. Wants winning culture but doesn't have winning mentality.

And rather than being part of the solution and helping to transform the culture as a leader, he headed out the door.

Not a leader. If you can’t help build it, take the easy way and money.

Just wondering if you guys think that Lampkin, Davis, Carlos, and Taylor (and JJ, Chance ) are not "leaders" and don't have winning mentalities. Because, you know, they also "headed out the door," bailed on their programs, and took "the easy way and money."

These guys (and coaches) all took advantage of the system that is the new reality. Good, bad, or indifferent.