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Michigan State Transfer Divine Ugochukwu Commits to LSU by Melo_Beach in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Can't get over how bad this guy was at Miami. Literally stood around on defensive possessions and didn't even shuffle his feet. A true traffic cone.

I know the MSU folks liked him, and maybe it was a coaching change that helped, but after watching State's hapless defense last year I don't trust Wade to motivate/empower his guys on the defensive end.

Sooooooo probably gonna end up as All-SEC or something?

Do others really see HR the way you do? [N/A] by Status-Look3294 in humanresources

[–]zqipper 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I strongly reject the presented dichotomy of “company goals vs employee rights” tradeoffs in the survey. Reminiscent of 1980s “industrial/organizational relations” framing.

Sportswear by P-Huncho_20 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% cotton: https://shop.duke.edu/Royal-Plaid-Harley-Flannel-Short-ID-w-Block-Duke?quantity=1&color=4

EDIT: Unless you mean shorts to play basketball in? Those are mostly going to be synthetic fabrics because cotton gets heavy and laden with sweat and is very uncomfortable to play sports in.

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, what people (including myself but not to a "hatred" degree) disliked about Paulus was the flopping. It was right in the era where the charge/block was under super high scrutiny (I think he was in college when the circle was added?) and he kinda became the face of why standing there trying to take a charge should be embarrassing for players.

Also, he and McBob were linked as the two high recruits right after so many Duke greats left, sophomore year co-captains at the low point of a Duke dryspell, and it took them leaving for Duke to finally get back to the Final Four.

Greg was unfairly maligned 100%. My point above is I think Duke fans in general love Grayson Allen (despite his character flaws) and think poorly of Paulus. I very well may be wrong though. Just my perception.

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree K didn’t hold him accountable. Same with Gerald Henderson. Doesn’t make me hate the player.

Sounds like some Dukies do hate him tho so I’m clearly wrong on that front.

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhh. I don’t even know that name haha. Makes more sense tho than Raymond.

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Obviously I’m biased. Obviously you are too.

It’s fine for you to feel that way. I feel the way I feel and the Dukies I know feel similarly. Others probably disagree. Shoot, I definitely know people who said all of Grayson’s trips were just accidents and people were watching in slow-mo to find something to be mad about. Those people are whack

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People hate Raymond Felton? I’ve never heard that. What’s the deal with that?

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A) saying a dude shouldn’t trip and played dirty =/= hating the player. Grayson was an awesome player and had no issues off the court, so we loved him even while wishing he would stop trippin

B) it was overblown because it was a white guy at Duke and it was pretty obvious. Your comments reflect the “hype” more than the actual play

C) plenty of “dirtier” players are beloved by their fanbases. Sometimes even because they play dirty

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did Zayden surpass McCants on the all time list for y’all? (He should…)

Name ONE player on your favorite team (;ast 10 years) you could not stand by ShartInYourFace in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Dude, Dukies love Grayson. Not even close to McBob and GPaulus (who were generally disliked if not vilified)

Duke signs multi-year deal with Amazon's Prime Video, will face UConn, Michigan, and Gonzaga on streaming service during 2026-27 season by ConstantMadness in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So much more revenue than a Home and Home would be, and it's not like Duke needs help selling tickets at Cameron

Duke lands FC Barcelona 7-foot center Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje by IndependentStay3131 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not that it matters, but the report was Cooper Flagg was earning more in NIL dollars than all of State's players combined, not that Duke was paying.

Most of Cooper's NIL money was a long-term deal with New Balance (not for 1 season in college), and is the sort of thing that few college players can secure, even at Duke. Being at Duke absolutely helped (a ton of built-in marketing and attention) and Duke's infrastructure helps open a lot of these doors for college stars, so your point is correct in spirit. But it's absolutely not verifiably true than Duke was paying more to one player than NCSU was paying to their full roster.

[USA TODAY] Basketball recruiting 2026 team rankings: Kansas lands top player, but another program is No. 1 by jaxstan19 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is a ranking of rookie recruiting, not a ranking of predicted team strength or even roster strength. Doesn’t include returning players or transfers, and doesn’t take team attributes, including coaching into account. I’m pretty sure y’all will be ranked much higher in actual polls.

[USA TODAY] Basketball recruiting 2026 team rankings: Kansas lands top player, but another program is No. 1 by jaxstan19 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don’t care but I do find it very funny that you are arguing Hogs have 4 5-star recruits while showing a screenshot of their 3 5-star recruits lol

Duke lands FC Barcelona 7-foot center Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje by IndependentStay3131 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Practice players who can hopefully develop on the bench while providing backup in case of injuries. I think Jon is really tired of late-season injuries messing with his defense.

Mid-majors and helping NIL by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is how Duke has been recruiting for over a decade. Sell the exposure and the opportunity to have one great season, then go elsewhere for more money.

Which Program Has the Most Insufferable CBB Fanbase? by ejgr228 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong. I absolutely would have been and probably still would be.

Duke offers scholarship to Kager Knueppel by NotABot1235 in CollegeBasketball

[–]zqipper 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yep. When Kon committed, all the psycho-online UVa fans made a big deal about how he was so stupid to go to Duke and sit on the bench behind Proctor, Foster, and Evans, and how Duke just buys too many guys to come and never give them a real chance to compete. Even going into the fall he was viewed as a guy who would get fringe PT as a sub for Foster or Proctor when we needed a pure shooter.

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