Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86693 posts
Sat Nov-11-17 05:09 PM
22. "Some dudes want the immediate shine." In response to In response to 11
Some dudes want to learn from a HOFer and earn their spot.
Some dudes just need a change of scenery if they haven't been balling well.
The track record of dudes who transferred away from Duke has *not* been great, historically. Semi Ojeleye is the only one who really prospered-- and he even said publicly it was because he wasn't mature enough to handle the pressure that came with playing at Duke. (And, to be fair to Semi, he's literally the *only* transfer that occurred because I thought he was *earning* minutes that K simply wasn't giving. The other guys who transferred for more minutes were absolutely getting the minutes they were earning.)
I'll be very interested to see how Thornton does at USC, btw. If Melton is suspended forever, maybe he'll get ~18 MPG on that roster... but he was getting more at Duke his freshman year (26 MPG!) and his dad got mad about that, so unsure what's going to happen with this situation. And if Melton comes back, dude will likely ride pine and wait for next season.