No one says Duke is a bad choice, I'm just saying it's not the best choice

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Mar 19, 2017
11:15:32pm

DetmerForever Walk-on

No one says Duke is a bad choice, I'm just saying it's not the best choice

Maybe an academic analogy will help:

I've seen academically elite kids choose BYU over Harvard and Stanford, graduate at the top of their class at BYU with no debt, and get any job they want because even the most elite companies recruit the top BYU students.

I've seen other academically elite kids choose Harvard or Stanford over BYU, graduate near the middle of their class with $100,000+ of debt, and be unable to get a job at the most elite companies because those companies don't recruit kids near the middle of their class at Ivy League schools.

Does that make choosing Harvard or Stanford a bad choice? Of course not! But was it the best choice they could have made? Probably not.

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DetmerForever

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I'm always surprised when kids like Jackson make the mistake of going to a

DetmerForever

3/19/17 10:42pm

It's all about the NBA for Mr. Jackson....Coach K can get him there much easier

beauso79

3/19/17 10:44pm

The NBA finds talent no matter where it is. Dumb reason to go to Duke.

DetmerForever

3/19/17 10:45pm

Talent develops faster under better coaches

beauso79

3/19/17 10:47pm

Better coaches is debatable

wapiti

3/19/17 10:51pm

Lol. No it's not.

dwhitebud

3/19/17 11:01pm

Looks like coach K has lost it. All that talent and he can't get to the Sweet 16

Rocketman

3/20/17 1:55am

If not TIC, this may be the dumbest post ever on CB

El Pasco

3/20/17 10:37am

I'm not convinced he isn't also the OP using two profiles.

Thug Mormons

3/20/17 11:23am

No. That's against the rules.

wapiti

3/20/17 11:40am

Jabari Parker's reason. See the last sentence

dratax

3/20/17 7:54am

This is a joke right?

TheLoneCougar

3/20/17 8:00am

I disagree entirely. Would Jimmer have been lottery outside of BYU? Araujo? No.

runnincoug

3/19/17 10:49pm

Except there a few schools that NBA scouts just drool over

mudpupper

3/20/17 8:31am

I'm pretty sure that NBA scouts knew about Frank when he was a high school jr.

wjman11

3/19/17 11:24pm

Ummmmm... Do you know how many NBA scouts were at BYU @ Gonzaga?

COACHdrn

3/20/17 6:12am

Do you know how many NBA scouts are at MOST Duke games?

beauso79

3/20/17 7:02am

Is Frank even transfer material?

3/19/17 10:45pm

There is no reason for him to leave duke as the starting pg and come to our

Stucoug83

3/19/17 11:03pm

Odds of NCAA wins, NBA career, all favor Duke.

CosmoK

3/19/17 10:45pm

Odds of finding an LDS wife and being a star favor BYU

DetmerForever

3/19/17 10:46pm

Yes.

CosmoK

3/19/17 10:58pm

This is basketball, not gospel man

Shteve

3/19/17 10:59pm

Bryce harper did ok for himself. High profile mormons won't have a problem

Stucoug83

3/19/17 11:06pm

Bryce Harper married his high school girlfriend.

3/20/17 6:41am

Mark Madsen is an example of this not happening. He only recently got married.

3/20/17 1:50pm

So you're saying he still got married? Great. Confirms its not an issue

Shteve

3/20/17 2:24pm

I don't understand this... Big Fish small pond at Duke, not a fish out of water

(Private)

3/20/17 5:36am

There is a pretty good singles ward down there actually.

conetah

3/20/17 7:02am

It was pretty bad IMO.

nc-puma

3/20/17 7:14am

Yeah, the NCAA wins have been so much better. Jabari and Frank both out of the tourney in the first weekend.

sakhr

3/19/17 10:48pm

Are you saying BYU is likely to win more?

CosmoK

3/19/17 11:01pm

I think if you have NBA talent you'll get there no matter where you go. It has been proven countless times.

sakhr

3/19/17 11:35pm

This is true.

travelcoug

3/19/17 11:48pm

There is a BIG difference between developing talent and just showing off talent. I agree that the NBA (and NFL, etc.)

Game Changer

3/20/17 12:21am

As if Jimmer had NBA talent when he came to BYU? Yet he became a top 10 pick. Steph Curry was the same way at Davidson.

sakhr

3/20/17 12:47am

Very true arguments, but think if Jimmer had Coach K teach him some Defense

MagicHappen$

3/20/17 2:50am

I love Jimmer, but his lack of defense is squarely on him at this point. He had 4 full seasons in the NBA to learn it.

sakhr

3/20/17 10:59am

Not when you control for recruiting ranking

wapiti

3/19/17 10:53pm

CoachK is a better coach, but based on Jimmer and Araujo Rose has a better

DetmerForever

3/19/17 10:52pm

He might be

wapiti

3/19/17 10:54pm

Lol

Deleted

3/19/17 11:14pm

Duke didn't always have that. Coach K built that program.

dwhitebud

3/19/17 11:21pm

Araujo had an offer from Kentucky when he committed to us. He was a big recruit

ayfan

3/19/17 10:59pm

Lol are you really trying to equate Coach k and rose on the NBA? Wow

Deleted

3/19/17 11:13pm

And he doesn't lose to UVU at home

crm48

3/19/17 10:54pm

He serving a Jimmer mission, or did he plan to serve after his first year?

ocmyhome

3/19/17 10:56pm

We do remember that it is Duke? One of the top 5 hoops teams in the last 25

Stucoug83

3/19/17 11:01pm

No one says Duke is a bad choice, I'm just saying it's not the best choice

DetmerForever

3/19/17 11:15pm

You never said why BYU would be a better choice

CFMcK

3/19/17 11:37pm

I understand what yoh are trying to say, but Frank didn't finish middle of the

Stucoug83

3/20/17 6:56am

Um did I read that right? You don't honestly think South Carolina would be in

CougarBacker

3/19/17 11:02pm

He's talking about their first round matchup against Troy

wjman11

3/19/17 11:04pm

No you didn't read that right. Try again.

DetmerForever

3/19/17 11:05pm

Forget basketball, a Duke degree vs. a BYU degree.

Cougtruth

3/19/17 11:17pm

Not for certain degrees. But yes, in general, I believe that's the case.

RebelScum

3/19/17 11:49pm

Purely out of curiosity, can you name any degree or field in which BYU would be considered more prestigious than Duke?

Game Changer

3/20/17 12:17am

Accounting.

Shteve

3/20/17 12:23am

And it's not even close.

Bgash

3/20/17 6:10am

Duke doesn't offer an accounting degree (undergrad)

SurreyDad

3/20/17 7:30am

It's still true to the point. If you want to study those things, BYU is better.

Bgash

3/20/17 10:03am

Completely agree. But that's not what I was responding to.

SurreyDad

3/20/17 12:55pm

Accounting and Entrepreneurship come right to mind.

RebelScum

3/20/17 12:41am

Public relations would be another, but I'm not sure Duke offers that. But BYU's

RebelScum

3/20/17 12:49am

Rank was probably the wrong word in ^ this ^ post. Intended to mean among the

RebelScum

3/20/17 12:53am

Oh, and don't forget LDS studies.

RebelScum

3/20/17 12:53am

I would guess that BYU's language departments are probably just as good, if not better, than Duke's, due to missions

Game Changer

3/20/17 6:31pm

Also Animation, and anything with Television/Broadcasting.

ayfan

3/20/17 3:16am

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3/20/17 6:25am

Those two semesters for Jabari will really give him a leg up in life

Ulysses14

3/20/17 4:47am

I'm sure he feels like a fool. He could be celebrating 3rd place in WCC and a first-round loss in the NIT right now.

Game Changer

3/19/17 11:18pm

But we beat Gonzaga!

CFMcK

3/19/17 11:38pm

What would BYU have been with him?

SaintGeorgeYFan

3/20/17 12:51am

A 10 seed.

3/20/17 6:44am

Lol

CFMcK

3/20/17 1:00pm

I'm missing why you're surprised

CFMcK

3/19/17 11:24pm

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kccougar3

3/19/17 11:35pm

How much fun did it look like haws, emery and Mika were having this year?

kccougar3

3/19/17 11:39pm

Would not say it's a mistake, but his chances of being drafted do not increase going to Duke

Adrielle

3/20/17 5:59am

He went to a better program. That's the end of it.

Y4LYFE

3/20/17 6:13am

Winning the ACC tourney probably felt good. Playing in the top conference

cougarfuzz

3/20/17 7:10am

My heavens BYU fans can be very ignorant.

RaggaeCoug

3/20/17 8:17am

You serious, Clark?

Thug Mormons

3/20/17 8:35am

I agree with you, but you do know that Duke didn't win the title last year right

CougarBacker

3/20/17 10:19am

Thanks for the correction, I meant to update it and finish my thought by saying

Thug Mormons

3/20/17 11:22am

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