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Which brings us to totals of:

African Americans: 18

Caucasians: 12

Not that I really care about this, but you can't possibly be this dense. Compare that PERCENTAGE to the percentages across the NCAA and you'll see that Bako's post has merit*

*it has merit strictly in the sense that yes, dook recruits more white guys than most, but they're elite white players so I'm not really sure what the point is in bringing it up.

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Pedro Cerrano Hangout Grand Counsel

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Well, they did OK last year with some guys who weren't great athletes but had a lot of experience, poise and guts.

I guess part of it is because I went to school there, but to me Duke is a lot more than just a basketball factory. I really don't want them to start looking like Kentucky, relying on players whose goal is to be in college for the shortest possible time.

They won't, at least as long as Coach K is there. Duke is a big enough name that he doesn't need to rely solely on those types of players. I have a feeling that Kentucky's draft last year (five guys in the first round: Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe, Patterson and Orton) is going to be the norm for them.

Still, Duke will have to recruit some of those guys to compete, and they have with guys like McRoberts, Irving, Rivers and Singler (most people thought Singler would not stay all four years when he first arrived on campus).

You need a healthy mix and I think programs like UNC and Duke have established that.

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Not that I really care about this, but you can't possibly be this dense. Compare that PERCENTAGE to the percentages across the NCAA and you'll see that Bako's post has merit*

*it has merit strictly in the sense that yes, dook recruits more white guys than most, but they're elite white players so I'm not really sure what the point is in bringing it up.

Of course I understand that, I was just disproving his ridiculous "Duke's never had any African American players ever" stance.

And like you said, guys like Christian Laettner and J.J. Redick worked out fairly well for white guys.

Anyway, I honestly wouldn't be shocked if Kyrie stays an extra year...he seems to have a good head on his shoulders and might want to stick around to futher his education. I highly doubt it because he'll be a top 10 pick, but I wouldn't be shocked.

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Yeah, that was a cheap shot by Paul Bako. He's obviously a Duke-hater, and haters are going to hate.

He is the worst kind of hater though...He is a hater that has absolutely zero knowledge on what he talks about.

He just wants to be one of the cool kids that says "dook sucks"! :rolleyes:

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He is the worst kind of hater though...He is a hater that has absolutely zero knowledge on what he talks about.

He just wants to be one of the cool kids that says "dook sucks"! :rolleyes:

I feel the same way about the "Jeter Sucks" crowd...

Oh, and Dook does suck. ;)

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