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Found this interesting...

Capel joined Duke staff in May 2011. The first class he had real impact on was the 2013 class.

2007: National Rank 11 - Best player Kyle Singler (ranked 6th) - only top 20 player

2008 National Rank 14 - Best player Miles Plumlee (52) - no players in top 50

2009 National Rank 20 - Best player Ryan Kelly (16) - only top 25 recruit.

2010 National Rank 16 - Best player Kyrie Irving (2) - only top 35 recruit

2011 National Rank 2 - Based on quantity - Best player Austin Rivers - only top 25 recruit

2012 National Rank 41 - Best player Rasheed Saluimon (14) - only top 25 recruit

2013 National Rank 9 - Best player Jabari Parker (4) - only top 25 recruit

Capel is now involved with entire recruiting process

2014 Nationals Rank 1 - Best player Jahil Oakafor (1) - 3 top 15 recruits

2015 National Rank 2 - Best player Brandon Ingram (3) - 3 top 15 recruits.

2016 National Rank 1 - Best player Harry Giles (2) - 4 top 15 recruits

2017 National Rank 1 - Best player Marvin Bagley (1) - 3 top 10 recruits

2018 National Rank 1 - Best player RJ Barett (1) - 4 top 10 recruits

I mean he wasn't called the bag man for a reason!

Now that he is gone how is their class looking this year? Have they missed on anyone?!

Woodrow said:

I mean he wasn't called the bag man for a reason!

Now that he is gone how is their class looking this year? Have they missed on anyone?!

They have had a string of high profile whiffs.

@BShark

Good stuff.

Nothing to see here.

Kcmatt7 said:

Nothing to see here.

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@BShark The Dook NPC meme...

@BShark BTW, ESPN didn't have one story concerning the Zion Williamson/Townsend phone call. They will fight to their last breath to save the Rat and Dook.

@JayHawkFanToo

Duke is clean.... says the slew of attorneys they have chanting that from their own top-notch law school!

@drgnslayr ...and Roy doesn't give a flip about cheating!

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article220131085.html ↗

Yahoo blasting Zion's involvement on their front page. Of course crickets at ESPN. Nike's money runs deep.

But Self makes the top story. At the end they throw in Calipari not sure if cheaters will be stopped. HOW CLICHE

Heres (I think) the article @BeddieKU23 mentioned on Yahoo:

https://sports.yahoo.com/zion-williamson-new-cam-newton-dukes-new-star-face-eligibility-issues-season-210307389.html ↗

This is part of the reason I think nothing happens to KU, they don't have much if anything on Self. Maybe a low level violation for using Gassnola to help recruiting. For them to get anything on KT they will need to dig into Zion and I'm not sure who in this country has the balls to if anyone. LOL at Roy ya I'm sure he's never heard of this happening, one could say they don't do it but I'd bet the farm they have lost guys to paying schools even if they are clean.

The system has been corrupt for 60 years. That doesn't excuse Kurt's sleazy fixer verbiage, and casts doubt on Bill as well. Myself, I would prefer we pass by the Prestons, Alexanders, and Selbys anyway. If the FBI is truly trying to "get to the truth", then they will immediately open a new investigation into NIKE and Dook. But they won't, because this is about destroying Adidas, and the universities that are contracted with them, building up Nike,and has absolutely nothing to do with cleaning up the sport.

@approxinfinity

A couple of interesting notes from the article...

The source outlined a potential defense both the Williamsons and Townsend could make to an NCAA violation allegation: “In the absence of a taped call, Zion’s family will dispute that version. Kurtis Townsend will say the conversation was taken out of context, or that he was not committing to anything, simply trying to keep the fish on the line, so to speak.”

As I indicated, KT has some plausible deniability and some wiggle room and together with the fact that Zion did not come to Kansas would appears to indicate Adidas.KU would not pay.Duke on theo other hand is now in trouble.

The very fact that a current Duke player was named in the federal trial just a day after Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski declared the ongoing scandal “a blip” and “not what’s happening” in college basketball resonated around the sport. Many administrators, fellow coaches and others in the game were angered by Krzyzewski’s minimization of a federal investigation that has touched programs nationwide and tainted a sport already struggling with a shady reputation. A lot of people found Krzyzewski’s comments not merely naive, but outright disingenuous.

Finally someone calling Coach K.

and...

The NCAA issued a statement to Yahoo Sports on Thursday that made no mention of an enhanced amateurism certification process via its eligibility center. The statement noted that “all student athletes receive an initial academic and amateurism certification. … The Eligibility Center collaborates with its member institutions as needed depending on the facts of the review.” It declined comment on Williamson directly and basically passed the issue back to Duke: “Any specific questions regarding a student-athlete’s review should be directed to the NCAA member school.”

As usual, when it comes to East Coast/ACC schools the NCAA punted.

The next one is from me to the old timers in the Forum...

“The NCAA is so mad at ~~Kentucky~~ Duke it will probably slap another two years probation on Cleveland State.’’ :smile:

@JayHawkFanToo I'm pretty sure Coach K can convince himself that he has never done one bad thing in his life. He's always been a disingenuous, arrogant a-hole.

https://deadspin.com/5893113/coach-k-is-a-dick ↗

KU/Adidas/Self story still front page news on Nike's network.

BeddieKU23 said:

KU/Adidas/Self story still front page news on Nike's network.

Shocking!

BShark said:

BeddieKU23 said:

KU/Adidas/Self story still front page news on Nike's network.

Shocking!

I bet its there all weekend

KUSTEVE said:

@BShark BTW, ESPN didn't have one story concerning the Zion Williamson/Townsend phone call. They will fight to their last breath to save the Rat and Dook.

The ACC in general, but especially Duke. ESPN is awful.

KirkIsMyHinrich said:

KUSTEVE said:

@BShark BTW, ESPN didn't have one story concerning the Zion Williamson/Townsend phone call. They will fight to their last breath to save the Rat and Dook.

The ACC in general, but especially Duke. ESPN is awful.

247's main page had a full on article about a Duke scrimmage against itself.

I'm fully expecting next we get to hear breakdown's of layup lines and shoot arounds

Dear Blue Devils Insiders:

I want to know the details on water bottles, how often the floor is mopped, the volume of air in each player's lungs, and how much ink K and the assistants use from the beginning to the end of practice.

Fawningly yours,

Slobbering Fanbase

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I was just reading through college basketball articles and I found this image. I feel like it's a good visual representation of why a lot of people don't like Duke...