I was just sitting here wondering why there was a little piece of cake next to my name haha!
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Thanks HGN , Iām gonna try to make this a double anniversary by signing up for the VIP account if this old man can figure it out tonight
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What is the similarity of Chandler and Keels? Chandlerās a PG. Duke already has Roach and Steward coming in. I would think their pursuit of Keels is independent of those others.
It would be bad enough to lose our top guy to Duke. Iām not sure what I think of us getting punked by Duke because they got beat by Tennessee. That disrupts the pecking-order conventional wisdom.
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I think itās part of the pitch that not having another pg like Chandler gives Keels more opportunity to be the main ball handler on the floor. In order to make the NBA that will be one attribute he has to strengthen and K will make pitches that when my main pg (Roach) is off the floor I let another guard (Grayson Allen/Gary Trent Jr) run the point for a little
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The funniest part is that Brogdon is the prototype ābig PGā Keels wants to be but people keep pointing to Duke as the place that he will be able to develop. Iām sorry, but this seems like typical underestimation of Bennettās program yet again.
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The 17-18 recruiting misses were supposed to hurt us last season the most after most of our studs left. Instead MFing Tony Bennett finished 2nd in the ACC. Now we prob wouldnāt have gone that far in the tourney with that team but weāll never really know, will we ā¦
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Without Chandler though, there is a LOT more playing time which Keels camp may see as faster development and faster path to the NBA
I am saying youāre wrong. It is just what it is in the recruiting worldās eyes
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Where is mostly hurt us was 2018 tourney, we had very little depth to replace the loss of hunter.
The recruiting world may not be reality. FWIW, Iām not sold on that Corey Evans update as accurate.
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Of course. I agree with you there. Especially since Keels camp has been tight lipped
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Who are examples of big guards at Duke that went on to play point in NBA? Iām sure there are some for all the talent theyāve wrung through Durham, but Iām drawing a blank. Brogdon and Jerome were both 6ā5ā like Keels.
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Not many recently I believe.
Not sold either but have since heard tidbits from reliable people that aligns with it. I donāt expect it to go on much longer either way.
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Whatās funny is last night I was checking Tweeter to see if anything was out. Ran across a Duke fan account, I assume, who claimed Duke is using Gary Trent Jr as a comparison for Keels. Iām biased but I think I would go with the staff using the Brogdon model when it comes to making a choice.
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Friday bad news dump 
Like I said, I donāt really buy it. But yeah itās out there. Still think UVA is in the mix, and Villanova should be feared more. just that thereās no denying Duke is a major threat and at least their people, as in inside the program, believe itās happening.
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At this point I donāt even think itās about anything more than the brand of Duke outweighing the other offers of UVA and Nova, which in my opinion make more sense to the kid. I think itās all about showtime now, logic be damned.
I think they will be in for a rude awakening if he goes the Duke route and steward or roach stay, he wonāt have the ball in his hands as much as he thinks early on.
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People inside our program or the Duke program that think Duke will be the choice?
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Duke fans thought they had no shot until Evansā report. Now they claim they knew all along. Between Duke and Villanova fans, itās an ass off.
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I suppose I could see Trent a little bit, but heās behind Lillard and McCollum as a ball handler for Portland. And he got outscored by Joe Harris last night and on the season 
I was thinking maybe Austin Rivers, but he came in as a PG. And probably left Duke with less fanfare than he came in with.
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