2016 Recruiting

[lobstersgopinchpinch]

I've seen several player threads but no general thread for 2016 recruiting.

Starting off with our likely next commit:

http://duke.247sports.com/Bolt/Five-Star-2016-PG-Frank-Jackson-sets-official-visit-to-Duke-38496288

 

[lobstersgopinchpinch]

You can check out Wenyen Gabriel's boxscores here: http://bit.ly/1LZufiJ Struggled the last game but still has a PER of 35.

Our most likely class is Tatum, Giles, Jackson, and Gabriel. If Thorton blows up and is a OAD, Dennis Smith would be a possible Spring addition, which would probably make our class top 3 of all time.

If things pan out, expecting a lot of 40-0 talk this time next year. Great time to be a Duke fan.

 

[barkingpumpkin]

If things pan out, expecting a lot of 40-0 talk this time next year.

Ugh.

 

[skysdad]

Ugh.

Don't need 40-0 talk. We see what happens when that is predicted. OFC

 

[lobstersgopinchpinch]

Don't need 40-0 talk. We see what happens when that is predicted. OFC

What happened is the team I despise most lost in crushing fashion while my own school won a championship. Isn't this a good thing?

 

[HuffyJB]

Duke plays in the ACC. There will likely never be any 40-0 talk, nor should there ever be.

 

[Crank_it_loud]

Trying to act as a Duke fan......failing.....

 

[QC Dukie]

Being a UK fan, he's used to the 40-0 talk. He can't help it.

OFC

 

[lobstersgopinchpinch]

Recent run on Gabriel for Maryland in CB. Upcoming visit from Javin DeLaurier may indicate staff isn't confident with Gabriel.

http://247sports.com/Bolt/Maryland-trending-in-Crystal-Ball-for-Wenyen-Gabriel-39244995

 

[skysdad]

Real excited to hear about these recruits. I don't like to anticipate of who we are or not going to get. The Harrison Barnes recruitment changed my perception about that and I usually don't get to hyped up until the say I want to play at Duke and for Coach K. Now I'm really excited about Tatum and Jackson and looking forward to more good news. OFC

 

[CRAZIE4LIFE]

If we don't get Gabriel then oh well, we will have Obi and Jeter. Things look good to land Bolden as well, but chances are still good with Gabriel.

 

[denniden]

Recent run on Gabriel for Maryland in CB. Upcoming visit from Javin DeLaurier may indicate staff isn't confident with Gabriel.

Not really, no.

 

[hpnole]

Duke plays in the ACC. There will likely never be any 40-0 talk, nor should there ever be.

Agree , and Ky would not have been 38 and NO last year if they had been in the ACC. The SEC is pathetically weak in BB.. I doubt we will ever see an undefeated team in the ACC. If we do, hope they wear Duke blue....

 

[Divedoc]

You can check out Wenyen Gabriel's boxscores here: http://bit.ly/1LZufiJ Struggled the last game but still has a PER of 35.

Our most likely class is Tatum, Giles, Jackson, and Gabriel. If Thorton blows up and is a OAD, Dennis Smith would be a possible Spring addition, which would probably make our class top 3 of all time.

If things pan out, expecting a lot of 40-0 talk this time next year. Great time to be a Duke fan.

I think there is a good argument that it is beneficial for a young team to lose some games before the NCAA Tournament. When Duke lost in the ACC Tournament last year, things looked bad but the team learned from it, changed and look what happened. Sometimes losing is very instructive. In a way, the fact that Kentucky hadn't lost last year came back to bite them against Wisconsin and helped Duke.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

If things pan out, expecting a lot of 40-0 talk this time next year

NO! Absolutely not. I'm going to light into anyone I see posting that kind of nonsense on this board.

 

[Willcampbell]

NO! Absolutely not. I'm going to light into anyone I see posting that kind of nonsense on this board.

Nonsense is his middle name.
OFC

 

[timo0402]

what if they added more games to the schedule and we went like 43-0?

 

[CRAZIE4LIFE]

What if we go undefeated the next two years

 

[skysdad]

What if Coach K never retires and Duke never loses another basketball game. What if we would have won every national championship we played in. What if HOF Coach Roy Williams wore GQ ties. What if Kennedy Meeks lost 75 pounds and wins NPOY. What if the THR and DI boards were consolidated and merged. OFC

 

[CRAZIE4LIFE]

What if Wanda's nanner puddin wasn't all that. Whoa

 

[dbav]

Can anyone provide an update on who K might be visiting or talking to now that the open period is here? If it is all insider stuff, then nevermind, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks.

 

[jibip]

I know he met with Gabriel, that was all over Twitter the other day