this should be good...

Zion will be good for some dunks for sure..

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Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

I think they long ago debunked the lifting weights = stunted growth.

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just some old nigga shit that is common thought with a lot of ball coaches i had growing up.

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Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

maybe the first couple of days or week that you lift, you might experience some discomfort and then a heavy hand shooting, but overall strengthening your body only makes you a better shooter and more explosive finisher. that stuff is left over from a time when the importance of strength really wasn't understood, and the old-timey ass coach just took the 15 best runners. probably half the team should have been playing soccer.

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"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

Williamson though is a manchild already...

Ain't most of the BBB team just a bunch of local kids?

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melo gonna be aight. obv he needs to improve his defense, decision making and get in the gym, but he's got the full arsenal offensively. when he wanted to get somewhere he didn't really have any problems. i thought he was about to be 17 not 16.

zion...1000 free throws a day kid. BBB forced it out his hands mostly so he just ran fast and jumped high all night.

dotson was pretty good. its wild they just added him like 24 hrs before the game

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zion tho...is a fkng beast already...dude scored 28 constantly doubled on ery possession

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My concern would be that a pro coach won't give a flying fuck about the Balls because he's trying to win, not develop players-- and sure enough, their minutes so far have been unimpressive to put it kindly.

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Where they play other teams with teenagers, so the Balls can get some run.

They even announced that Lavar is going to be assistant coach for those games.

Which I imagine was part of the deal when they signed up.

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good coaching in lithuania with no emphasis on development?

seems inherently not good

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every highlight I've seen of him, including this game, he just uses his size and hops to drive on frail high schoolers. he'll lose that advantage as soon as he graduates. looks fat too. reminds me of a cross between Julius Randle and Born Ready.

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>every highlight I've seen of him, including this game, he
>just uses his size and hops to drive...

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other than his shooting stroke being ass there wasn't much to judge off this game.

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Hopefully someday soon more of these kids are going to get minds of their own and stop following the crowd to Duke and UK. They’ve always gotten players but shit is ridiculous now.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

But not really.

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kentuckys-john-calipari-dogs-duke-for-its-recruiting-pitch-with-zion-williamson/

Five-star prospect Zion Williamson's commitment to Duke on Saturday stunned the world of college basketball. He spurned in-state Clemson, along with Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina and Kansas to become a Blue Devil.

Williamson talked about his relationship with Coach K, the Duke brotherhood, and the family atmosphere he sensed taking visits that made him feel at home. And on Monday, Kentucky coach John Calipari threw a heap of shade at Duke and the way the staff may have sold him on the program.

"I don't sell, when you come here: 'The university and the state will take care of you for the rest of your life.' You may buy that, and I've got some great property and some swampland down in Florida to sell you too. Every one of us in this country is based on, you have to take care of your self, prepare yourself, and then when you make it you make sure you're helping and along the way you're bringing other people with you. That's what we're trying to do: just give these guys the best opportunity. We're not trying to say that this university or state will take care of you for the rest of your life. There's no socialism here. This stuff is you have to go do it and we're going to help you do it. Some like that, some don't like that." - via UKAthletics.com

Using the phrasing "set for life" has been a Duke staple on the recruiting trail, most recently used on former five-star Hamidou Diallo, who ultimately picked the Wildcats. Diallo detailed the difference between the two programs in 2016 after committing to Kentucky.

"Kentucky's pitch was just the NBA thing," Diallo said in 2016. "Duke's pitch was just like, if you come to Duke you're going to be set for life. It's more than just basketball."

Although Williamson was recruited for quite a stretch by Kentucky, along with many other programs, Duke's pitch ultimately won out. So say what you will about Duke's recruiting strategy, but Coach K won the recruiting battle. It's safe to say Calipari, though, isn't ceding the war.

"It was always more than basketball with Coach K," Williamson told the Charlotte Observer. "That basketball can stop bouncing for you at any time. If basketball was to end for me tomorrow, I would know I'm in good hands at Duke University."

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Mar-A-Lago delenda est

>https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kentuckys-john-calipari-dogs-duke-for-its-recruiting-pitch-with-zion-williamson/
>
>Five-star prospect Zion Williamson's commitment to Duke on
>Saturday stunned the world of college basketball. He spurned
>in-state Clemson, along with Kentucky, South Carolina, North
>Carolina and Kansas to become a Blue Devil.
>
>Williamson talked about his relationship with Coach K, the
>Duke brotherhood, and the family atmosphere he sensed taking
>visits that made him feel at home. And on Monday, Kentucky
>coach John Calipari threw a heap of shade at Duke and the way
>the staff may have sold him on the program.
>
>"I don't sell, when you come here: 'The university and the
>state will take care of you for the rest of your life.' You
>may buy that, and I've got some great property and some
>swampland down in Florida to sell you too. Every one of us in
>this country is based on, you have to take care of your self,
>prepare yourself, and then when you make it you make sure
>you're helping and along the way you're bringing other people
>with you. That's what we're trying to do: just give these guys
>the best opportunity. We're not trying to say that this
>university or state will take care of you for the rest of your
>life. There's no socialism here. This stuff is you have to go
>do it and we're going to help you do it. Some like that, some
>don't like that." - via UKAthletics.com
>
>Using the phrasing "set for life" has been a Duke staple on
>the recruiting trail, most recently used on former five-star
>Hamidou Diallo, who ultimately picked the Wildcats. Diallo
>detailed the difference between the two programs in 2016 after
>committing to Kentucky.
>
>"Kentucky's pitch was just the NBA thing," Diallo said in
>2016. "Duke's pitch was just like, if you come to Duke you're
>going to be set for life. It's more than just basketball."
>
>Although Williamson was recruited for quite a stretch by
>Kentucky, along with many other programs, Duke's pitch
>ultimately won out. So say what you will about Duke's
>recruiting strategy, but Coach K won the recruiting battle.
>It's safe to say Calipari, though, isn't ceding the war.
>
>"It was always more than basketball with Coach K," Williamson
>told the Charlotte Observer. "That basketball can stop
>bouncing for you at any time. If basketball was to end for me
>tomorrow, I would know I'm in good hands at Duke University."

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He's spoken publicly about Duke's alleged pitch on a few occasions. It's always noted. The timing of this particular mention is especially salty, of course.

But it's not been a great year for him. I bet he's pissed. A lot of BBN is pissed. I see a lot of tweets blaming the top assistant for not being as good as Antigua. I'm also starting to see, ironically, more people in that hashtag dogging the OAD method, because it causes inconsistent results, which in turn hurts recruiting, which in turn... hurts their ability to get OADs, I guess? That argument I don't get. But yeah, Cal is very clearly #2 to K right now. Which I bet rubs him the wrong way after being #1 in recruiting for so long.

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is boozer or elton brand somehow more 'set' than jamal mashburn or john wall


no snark or sarcasm, im just tryna figure out what that statement really amounts to


and how it could sway a kid like williamson

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he has a dual degree in sociology and business from Duke and is a CEO

it took me 30 seconds to acquire that information

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this is mostly just blowing smoke, but...whatever works i guess

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

They’re playing the angle that works best for them. Cal’s just mad because it’s a two team race(and his looks to be coming in 2nd more often now) now for most of these top kids.

In reality, there’s nothing extra special about either place beyond having strong b-ball tradition, coaching, fan and alumni support, facilities, and exposure - which many other b-ball programs offer too. This “brotherhood” or “we teach you how to do it by yourself” is just some dumb extra selling and pandering shit that In reality doesn’t actually mean anything.

Duke is selling itself as a place that will set ANYONE up for life, not just basketball players

and its true

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because they’re becoming a school where most of their kids go pro after one year or transfer.

duke niggas are at ALL LEVELS of the sport...in the booth, studio, sidelines, front office, on the court...it's a network.

if you or cal or whoever have a problem with that shit, y'all just fuckin stupid because that's how it's SUPPOSED to be.

dean did it.
big john did it.
k does it.

they "sell" that family shit, because that's what they practice.

it's funny how you niggas poplock and shuck and jive when former duke players end up as assistant coaches because they couldn't hack it in the NBA, but when Chris Collins and Wojo and soon Jon and Nolan are multimillionaires and will be earning millions well into their 60s for the next 30+, while fuckers like mccants, your boy warrick, or a darrell arthur...whoever selling bum ass electric cars, the shit won't be that funny and duke gon get accused of doing something funky. they doing what they SUPPOSED to do. it's a fuckin frat. brotherhood. call if corny all you want, but jay williams crashed away his career and STILL cleared more the past year than every other 2002 first round pick. go look. maybe yao gettin some china money.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

as far as “family” or brotherhood. They got a great history and program to sell, so they pick the angle that works best for them. Cool. These top 5 recruits are going to the league in 8 months regardless of where they go to school and K will be long gone by the time Zion is done playing basketball so who knows if that dynamic will even still be there. These coaches don’t “produce” pros in those cases, they recruit them. Lots of good schools and programs out there. This two team race shit is weird.

Hakim Warrick’s still playing pro ball I think.

it's a real thing

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

Go to any of the Top 30 schools and you'll make the NBA.

If it was that easy, kids would who to these other schools would win and be equally prepared for the NBA. Some programs are just better at it than others.

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UNC - 4
Arizona - 5
Kansas - 5
Syracuse - 5
UCLA - 6
Michigan - 6
Duke - 10
UK - 13

as an aside...man i love John Beilein. best hire UM's athletic department as made since they hired hockey legend Red Berenson. half of those picks for Michigan were 3* rated recruits or lower (Burke & Hardaway, and caris levert had the dreaded 2*). another (DJ Wilson) was a 4* outside of the top 100. rate those recruitimg classes over the same time and i have a feeling UM would be a distant last.

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Cal just found a phrase that one of his players told him a Duke coach said to him and he's hooked onto it. He's a brilliant salesman. These press conferences are attempts to sell future recruits that his way is better than Duke's. That's all he's doing. He's talking about life success of UK players in those living rooms with those moms too. He's just looking for a semantics hook to differentiate his pitch from K's.

And honestly, this kind of off-the-cuff slick talk has worked really well for Cal in the media over the last few years. This isn't the first time he's alluded to Duke like this in the media, but it's the first time I can recall that the mainstream sports media is accusing him of being salty.

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Kids and their families are gonna believe what they want to believe though. That's why it's difficult to pretend to try to predict what will peak a recruit's or their family's interest.

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....super mad. 3.) It ultimately falls on him, because he has to make changes to his staff. And possibly remove Tony Barbee completely and pump the brakes on Joel Justus's recruiting role. He did land Quickley, but he's not a that strong in that role yet. I wouldn't be mad if Hurricane came back.

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his game is more of a 3..... his body is more of a 4...

I think he needs to get more leaner if he plans to play so much on the perimeter in the half court.....

Still will be successful with country strength and athleticism tho.

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