So my son and I were having a discussion about Kentucky and Duke players in the NBA.
UK Duke
1)Anthony Davis 1)Jason Tatum
2)Devon Booker 2)Brandon Ingram
3)Karl Towns 3)Zion Williamson
4)Tyrese Maxey 4)Kyrie Irving
5)Shia Alexander 5)Paulo Banchero
6)Jamal Murray 6)Grayson Allen
7)Julius Randle 7)RJ Barrett
8)Bam Adebayo 8)Derek Lively
9)Tyler Herro 9)Mason Plumlee
10) Immanuel Quickly 10) Wendell Moore
11)DeArron Fox
12)Malik Monk
13)PJ Washington
These are the top players from each team.Not trying to be a homer, but there’s no comparison to top to bottom as far as who has the better players.
So my conclusion is Duke players get a bigger bump in player rankings in high school when the sign with Duke.
Coack K was a genius at taking mediocre talent and coaching them up.
If you look back at the players that have come out of Duke that were highly ranked. I would say the fail rate is close to 80%, as opposed to Kentucky, which is a much less percentage.
Kentucky players truly excel more than Duke players in the NBA.
So would you rather have top talented players and a mediocre coach or a great coach with mediocre players?
UK Duke
1)Anthony Davis 1)Jason Tatum
2)Devon Booker 2)Brandon Ingram
3)Karl Towns 3)Zion Williamson
4)Tyrese Maxey 4)Kyrie Irving
5)Shia Alexander 5)Paulo Banchero
6)Jamal Murray 6)Grayson Allen
7)Julius Randle 7)RJ Barrett
8)Bam Adebayo 8)Derek Lively
9)Tyler Herro 9)Mason Plumlee
10) Immanuel Quickly 10) Wendell Moore
11)DeArron Fox
12)Malik Monk
13)PJ Washington
These are the top players from each team.Not trying to be a homer, but there’s no comparison to top to bottom as far as who has the better players.
So my conclusion is Duke players get a bigger bump in player rankings in high school when the sign with Duke.
Coack K was a genius at taking mediocre talent and coaching them up.
If you look back at the players that have come out of Duke that were highly ranked. I would say the fail rate is close to 80%, as opposed to Kentucky, which is a much less percentage.
Kentucky players truly excel more than Duke players in the NBA.
So would you rather have top talented players and a mediocre coach or a great coach with mediocre players?
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