I agree that a low ranking high school player will not likely start immediately at Duke. But any player, regardless of what their previous star/ranking was, who is NBA caliber would start at Duke.that's not what he said. He was talking about lower ranking players coming out of HS. A low ranking NBA player who went to Duke and starred there I can almost guarantee you was a blue chip player in HS. If a non-blue chip HS recruit does end up at Duke for whatever reason (Matt Christensen from a few years ago comes to mind) he's not going to get to the NBA even if he is lucky enough to go to Duke.A low ranking NBA player is going to be an all-star in college. Meaning he'd contribute to any team in the nation, including Duke.Which low ranked players go to Duke and play meaningful minutes? On the other hand, which BYU players have come to BYU being as potential NBA players? If there are say fifty draft picks a year, if you're in the top 50 players coming out of high school you should be the ones getting drafted (actually a lot less due to foreign players, but we can say 50 for now). Who has BYU signed in the top 50 that did not make it to the NBA and who has Duke signed in the top 50 that have not made the NBA?I don't know that I agree that you have as good of a shot getting into the NBA regardless of what school you go to. A potential journeyman NBA player has a much smaller chance of getting noticed by NBA scouts on Podunk U, unless they have a cinderella run in the tourney. Whereas the same player who plays meaningful minutes on a Duke squad will get seen regardless of if they are a 1 and done in the tourney that year.
I'd hate to bank all my chances on my team having a magical year in the tournament.
I'll have to look, but I don't think Jimmer was highly ranked or highly recruited. Haws was more on the radar, but still not top 50. Davies might have been highest of those, but need to check. Our current recruits are a lot more prestigious than what those guys were.
Statistics: Posted by BYULV — Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:09 pm
that's not what he said. He was talking about lower ranking players coming out of HS. A low ranking NBA player who went to Duke and starred there I can almost guarantee you was a blue chip player in HS. If a non-blue chip HS recruit does end up at Duke for whatever reason (Matt Christensen from a few years ago comes to mind) he's not going to get to the NBA even if he is lucky enough to go to Duke.A low ranking NBA player is going to be an all-star in college. Meaning he'd contribute to any team in the nation, including Duke.Which low ranked players go to Duke and play meaningful minutes? On the other hand, which BYU players have come to BYU being as potential NBA players? If there are say fifty draft picks a year, if you're in the top 50 players coming out of high school you should be the ones getting drafted (actually a lot less due to foreign players, but we can say 50 for now). Who has BYU signed in the top 50 that did not make it to the NBA and who has Duke signed in the top 50 that have not made the NBA?I don't know that I agree that you have as good of a shot getting into the NBA regardless of what school you go to. A potential journeyman NBA player has a much smaller chance of getting noticed by NBA scouts on Podunk U, unless they have a cinderella run in the tourney. Whereas the same player who plays meaningful minutes on a Duke squad will get seen regardless of if they are a 1 and done in the tourney that year.
I'd hate to bank all my chances on my team having a magical year in the tournament.
I'll have to look, but I don't think Jimmer was highly ranked or highly recruited. Haws was more on the radar, but still not top 50. Davies might have been highest of those, but need to check. Our current recruits are a lot more prestigious than what those guys were.
Statistics: Posted by hawkwing — Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:48 pm
A low ranking NBA player is going to be an all-star in college. Meaning he'd contribute to any team in the nation, including Duke.Which low ranked players go to Duke and play meaningful minutes? On the other hand, which BYU players have come to BYU being as potential NBA players? If there are say fifty draft picks a year, if you're in the top 50 players coming out of high school you should be the ones getting drafted (actually a lot less due to foreign players, but we can say 50 for now). Who has BYU signed in the top 50 that did not make it to the NBA and who has Duke signed in the top 50 that have not made the NBA?I don't know that I agree that you have as good of a shot getting into the NBA regardless of what school you go to. A potential journeyman NBA player has a much smaller chance of getting noticed by NBA scouts on Podunk U, unless they have a cinderella run in the tourney. Whereas the same player who plays meaningful minutes on a Duke squad will get seen regardless of if they are a 1 and done in the tourney that year.
I'd hate to bank all my chances on my team having a magical year in the tournament.
I'll have to look, but I don't think Jimmer was highly ranked or highly recruited. Haws was more on the radar, but still not top 50. Davies might have been highest of those, but need to check. Our current recruits are a lot more prestigious than what those guys were.
Statistics: Posted by BlueK — Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:39 pm
Which low ranked players go to Duke and play meaningful minutes? On the other hand, which BYU players have come to BYU being as potential NBA players? If there are say fifty draft picks a year, if you're in the top 50 players coming out of high school you should be the ones getting drafted (actually a lot less due to foreign players, but we can say 50 for now). Who has BYU signed in the top 50 that did not make it to the NBA and who has Duke signed in the top 50 that have not made the NBA?I don't know that I agree that you have as good of a shot getting into the NBA regardless of what school you go to. A potential journeyman NBA player has a much smaller chance of getting noticed by NBA scouts on Podunk U, unless they have a cinderella run in the tourney. Whereas the same player who plays meaningful minutes on a Duke squad will get seen regardless of if they are a 1 and done in the tourney that year.
I'd hate to bank all my chances on my team having a magical year in the tournament.
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