I do agree with the Wendell example as he was promised to be the "man" and I fully understand if people see that as a bad look for Duke with bringing Marvin in after. But also from a Duke perspective, it's hard to say no if the Number 1 player wants to reclass. I don't remember any other examples of Duke telling players he will use them one way but goes another. Also, other factors can be attributed, such as performance in practice, the ability to adapt to the offense. I do think the Wendell/Bagley situation was a bad look even though they played fairly well together.
Yet both teams made the elite 8 , had multiple NBA draft picks, had players setting team/conference records, had players winning national acculades and overall had great seasons. Most programs can only dream of that type of stagnation.
It’s mostly Kevin Durant’s fault. He’s an all time great but I’ll never forgive him for making every 6’11” 250 lb high schooler think they’re a wing.
In body and skills, Banchero is a 4-5. If he wants to be a perimeter player, so do a lot of other big guys who don't have the mental toughness not to take any possessions off. If Banchero did not think he was a comfortable fit at Kentucky, so be it. Nobody can criticize Cal's effort. Some people get way too upset about what each and every high school player decides.
If the recruits are told that enough then they start to believe it without researching it for themselves. It’s just that easy
Exactly. It's starting to feel like rat boy will lie cheat and steal to get one more title and then ride off into the sewer. I mean a guy like PJ was brought to UK to make his hay in the post and in year 2 was able to get out on the perimeter and shoot 3s and was successful. Cal isn't going to lie to kids and tell a 4-5 guy that he can play the 2-3. But Cal isn't going to hold a guy back. Even though PJ was deadly inside Cal let him improve and make his game more well rounded by going to the outside shot at times.
Yes, thanks for the geography. I ship to every state almost monthly with my company, but they are West coast and that's why I said very clearly, THIS MAY BE A STRETCH! I would have never guessed the Gabriel-McDaniels thing. I figured this was going to be a UK-TN battle and once again a guy we are good with from Washington doesn't pick us. I know the Gabriel thing probably didn't happen, although not sure if he knows McDaniels with as close as he is to the UW program with both his parents going there so didn't know if something kind of lingered from that.
I wanted the guy here don’t disagree with you but Duke probably fed him this line. Did you see where he said y’all just think I am a center. Duke does have a lot of bigs. We don’t!! I really wanted him here. Duke has been pulling in a lot of 5 stars don’t think K knows how to mold a team of young guys.
He’s not a wing, and can’t guard 3’s. He’s a 4 or 5.
this is what i’ve been saying “i wanna take all my visits” and then he commits out of the blue after a duke assistant (Jon S.) met with him, isn’t it weird JS is pulling in these recruits and is all of a sudden a ace recruiter? sounds like to me he’s the bag man.
