Derryck Thornton, Jr....

[jamsession3]

Wise counsel is a necessity. I wish the young man well.

 

[acc hoops]

Ranked 14th in his class. He would have been much better staying in Durham for 4 years.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

What happened to him?

 

[WI#1Dukie22]

??

 

[denverexpat]

he's transferring- again

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

Derryck with the Tatum and Giles team? Would have been nice.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Maybe 3rd team is the charm for him lol

 

[Hurley22]

My guess is he is wishing he stayed at Duke. Maybe not..just a hunch.

 

[christophero]

Wonder if he ends up at Gonzaga. Does he have one or two years left? I don't follow people once they leave Duke.

 

[acc hoops]

1 year I believe.

 

[christophero]

Would we take him or has that ship sailed?

 

[acc hoops]

Sailed and sunk

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Would we take him or has that ship sailed?

Why would we take him? He didn't wanna be here once...don't make that mistake twice

 

[crazyduke3]

Tank.


All that needs to be said.

 

[FearTheBeard_rivals208808]

Taylor King amount of transferring. Probably with the same pro prospect outcome.

 

[pisgah101]

Would we take him or has that ship sailed?

For what K’s grandson need a backup?

 

[dukiejay]

Best of luck to Derryck. I think he’s been given bad advice and listened to some of the wrong people over time. Here’s to hoping he finds a place to enjoy his senior season.

 

[dukedevilz]

Wonder if he ends up at Gonzaga. Does he have one or two years left? I don't follow people once they leave Duke.

Not good enough for Gonzaga, IMO. Thornton is a good backup to have for a nationally elite program, but he should not be your starter. If he's wanting 10+ FGA a game he might be better off at a school like New Mexico, San Diego State, or UC Irvine.

 

[bullcity gamer]

Best of luck to Derryck. I think he’s been given bad advice and listened to some of the wrong people over time. Here’s to hoping he finds a place to enjoy his senior season.

He played his heart out for Duke his Freshman season. Game that comes to mind is Duke @ Louisville in 2016, Duke almost wins that game thanks to DT.

 

[topps coach]

He played his heart out for Duke his Freshman season. Game that comes to mind is Duke @ Louisville in 2016, Duke almost wins that game thanks to DT.

Blocking the all time great Joel Berry’s shot is what I will always remember

 

[christophero]

For all his transferring mishaps Thornton could have really helped us as a backup PG.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

He balled out against Georgetown and VCU too and helped win those game. He’s a capable starter.

 

[Hurley22]

He balled out against Georgetown and VCU too and helped win those game. He’s a capable starter.

But that inside-out move by G....nasty.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

But that inside-out move by G....nasty.

Most definitely!

 

[BeerPoisoning]

Would we take him or has that ship sailed?

I’m sure that ship has sailed and in the tiny chance that it hasn’t, I don’t want him back. He had sloppy handles... I’m sure it’s much better now but no thanks.

 

[Jacket4]

I wish the best for Thorton. I like many others think he has too many people in his ear at times. His uncle made comments about Dukes offense not being to his liking as one of the reasons he left Duke etc.... Kid is talented, plays hard on both end of the ball.. probably a more talented Goldwire is a good comparison.

Hope he finds what he is looking for at his next school. He would of been a great fit for the 16 and even the 17 team had he elected to stay at Duke.

 

[Laettner]

Thornton would have gotten major mins in '17 & '18. His father is to blame.

DT was better college PG than Duval.

 

[Jacket4]

Also no matter what happens to Thornton, he will always be apart of Dukes legacy. Specially thanks to that game sealing block against UNC at UNC his one year wearing Duke blue.

 

[dukedevilz]

Thornton would have gotten major mins in '17 & '18. His father is to blame.

DT was better college PG than Duval.

I wouldn't go that far. Duval wasn't a great shooter and was a bit careless with the ball at times, but he also had the ability to take over the game for long stretches (Michigan State, FSU, Kansas). Thornton didn't really excel at anything on the offensive end.

 

[Hurley22]

I wouldn't go that far. Duval wasn't a great shooter and was a bit careless with the ball at times, but he also had the ability to take over the game for long stretches (Michigan State, FSU, Kansas). Thornton didn't really excel at anything on the offensive end.

Yeah, he may have been a better fit on a specific team, but I don't think he is better overall.

 

[jpw_rivals208321]

Thornton would have gotten major mins in '17 & '18. His father is to blame.

DT was better college PG than Duval.

I thought his dad was the main reason he left as well. I wouldn't see Duke taking him back.

 

[christophero]

Duval would have been incredible if he came back for a second year. These guys have to do it all in one year now. The guy I really wanted back from that team was Jackson. Him and Tre and we cut down the nets last year.

 

[timo0402]

Duval would have been incredible if he came back for a second year. These guys have to do it all in one year now. The guy I really wanted back from that team was Jackson. Him and Tre and we cut down the nets last year.

Assume you meant Gary Trent? Frank left in 2017.

 

[christophero]

oh yeah ha. I really wanted Jackson back the year before.

 

[timo0402]

oh yeah ha. I really wanted Jackson back the year before.

Me too!

 

[Duke Bluu]

Kids really need to look to guys like Q Cook and Nolan Smith more as examples that it’s ok to develop over a few years. It won’t kill you.

 

[nets on nets on nets]

Transferring to Boston College....

That's pretty random. Look forward to destroying them.

 

[hart2chesson]

Guy's seesawing coast-to-coast!

OFC

 

[bullcity gamer]

Deryck could have been Tre’s and Goldy’s teammates, now Tre and Jordan are going to lock up Deryck on defense.

 

[jrtplaya]

What a tumble. Hope he enjoys the CBI.