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Post by aztecryan on Nov 11, 2018 23:33:19 GMT -8
Can we stop being bitter fans and just carry ourselves with some class? Calling him a "6-8 minute bench player" and saying he'll be back here in a few years just screams sour grapes. The kid make an outstanding choice, those who followed his process knew we were likely out of the running weeks ago...Let's just move on.
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Post by chris92065 on Nov 12, 2018 7:21:30 GMT -8
He will be back.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 7:50:02 GMT -8
So if we had landed him he’d be on the short list of best recruits that we’ve ever had but at Duke he’s not good enough? Either believe in the kid or don’t.
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Post by longtimesdsufan on Nov 12, 2018 14:02:21 GMT -8
Interesting that his rating went from about top 100 to top 30 when Duke recruited him...
If he does leave Duke, he is not likely to come back. Pride will not allow it to happen. He would just get too much grief.
Besides, who knows how many scholarships would be available and for what position. Let's see what transfers we get at the end of the year.
I think we should all wish him well......and then forget him.
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Post by mactec on Nov 12, 2018 14:14:35 GMT -8
Can we stop being bitter fans and just carry ourselves with some class? Calling him a "6-8 minute bench player" and saying he'll be back here in a few years just screams sour grapes. The kid make an outstanding choice, those who followed his process knew we were likely out of the running weeks ago...Let's just move on. People have this weird illusion that San Diego State is some elite breeding ground for NBA players because we offer a unique combination of having one NBA superstar that attended here combined with plenty of PT to go around. According to our fans, any team that is better than us should actually be avoided, because the players won't get as much PT as they will here. Before he committed he would have been a one-and-done talent for us, but now that he's going to Duke, he's been downgraded from future lottery pick to "might get 8 minutes a game at Duke."
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Post by standiego on Nov 12, 2018 14:52:26 GMT -8
would guess the coaching staff has moved on to looking for other options as should we
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Post by mySTRAS on Nov 12, 2018 15:12:55 GMT -8
A few truths about Boogie / Duke / recruiting in general:
1) Boogie will get plenty of PT at Duke in his Freshman season. 2) Boogie is not a one-and-done talent (no matter where he plays college ball). Generally speaking, the NBA is a rough go for 6'2" shooting guards. 3) Coach K does not develop his players into NBA talent any more than other college coaches. Most of the kids Duke recruits are NBA level talent as soon as they step on campus. 4) Boogie was clearly not Option #1 for Duke. Coach K will recruit right over the top of him (as would any coach in his position). 5) Boogie is aware of #4, but also knows he will better develop as a player practicing (daily) and playing against elite competition that only Duke, Kentucky and maybe Kansas can provide (year after year after year).
Best of luck to you, Boogie!
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Post by docmm on Nov 12, 2018 15:21:39 GMT -8
Interesting that his rating went from about top 100 to top 30 when Duke recruited him... If he does leave Duke, he is not likely to come back. Pride will not allow it to happen. He would just get too much grief. Besides, who knows how many scholarships would be available and for what position. Let's see what transfers we get at the end of the year. I think we should all wish him well......and then forget him. Nobody would "give him grief". Family, friends and certainly SDSU basketball people would be happy to have him back in San Diego. I hope he does well but if he doesn't get enough PT and misses home, why wouldn't we want a talent like him back? He made the best choice for his basketball future. If down the road, we're in that future, great. If not, I would want a local kid that treated SDSU with respect to do well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 16:10:47 GMT -8
He’s good. He will get minutes. He won’t be lost on the bench. If he stays in college beyond his second year, he’ll be a stud upperclassmen for Duke (or anybody else for that matter.)
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Post by longtimebooster on Nov 13, 2018 13:03:34 GMT -8
If he is talented enough The NBA will find him. They didn't miss out on Kawhi because he was at SDSU. If Boogie is getting 25-30 minutes a night good for him. If he turns out to get 5-10 and is the second or third option then maybe he made the wrong choice. Hoping the best for him but we shall see. Kawhi is the only Aztec in the NBA. He became a top 5 NBA player. He didn’t become that guy on campus. It could be argued that his playing a different position than he would need to as a pro actually impeded his development and caused him to drop out of the lottery. What would Kawhi have accomplished on another team? Who knows?His capacity for basketball and willingness to work were going to get him there no matter what. OK, now you're just being silly. Kawhi couldn't shoot worth a lick while he was here. If he could've shot better his soph. year, we'd have maybe won a national championship and he'd have been picked in the top 5 or 10 of the draft. Not sure any of that would've changed had he gone to Duke. In fact, he'd have probably ridden the bench most of his freshman year and maybe part of his soph. yr. As far as not being a lottery pick, he missed by only one slot, so that argument is specious, at best.
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Post by aztecgold on Nov 19, 2018 13:56:18 GMT -8
I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for a 17 year old kid to tell coach K no thanks, being courted by Duke is the ultimate flattery. When he started asking “what do y’all think”, on social media I figured he wasn’t the type of kid that would see the value in loyalty to the Aztecs who were on him from day 1. Also not able to see the value of a 2 way commitment, Duke will continue to recruit top 25 National talent and he will be fortunate to get the PT, like others have said smaller fish in a big pond vs big fish in a small one 🐟 I believe he should have chosen the big fish plan. Duke: better school, better facilities, more exposure, more prestige, private air travel, higher level of competition, world class coaching, visits from a deep and storied alumni. Boogie is a confident highly rated recruit. He will have ample opportunity to earn playing time. I think that he’s the real deal and will perform. His goal is the NBA. This is the best path to the NBA. The only things standing in his way is the threat of injury and the possibility that he isn’t good enough. Norman Powell could have gotten all of the minutes at SDSU. He chose UCLA and followed a well worn path to the NBA. I don't blame him for choosing Duke because of all they offer, but wasn't Boogie the one that said he was ALL SDSU early on and said that he would stick with them no matter what? Very similar to the DL that chose SDSU and said he was solid and then left at his next offer to CAL.
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Post by survalli on Nov 19, 2018 14:04:55 GMT -8
i saw that Boogie scored 50 sum points the other night for Mission Bay... maybe the kid is REALLY GOOD
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Post by jdaztec on Nov 19, 2018 17:02:36 GMT -8
He will get to be a part of a team where every member is a 5 star all american.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 19, 2019 12:36:29 GMT -8
Not predicted to be in the Duke starting line up.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 19, 2019 12:41:45 GMT -8
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Post by Frantic on Apr 19, 2019 13:21:54 GMT -8
It seems Boogie is probably off-topic by now.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 19, 2019 13:54:28 GMT -8
It seems Boogie is probably off-topic by now. Unless he becomes under valued like Derryck Thornton from LA & Findlay Prep who left Duke after his Frosh ytear and transfered back home to USC. Maybe Boogie, wants the attention, BIG fish, small pond and makes his way back to Mission Beach.
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Post by Den60 on Apr 19, 2019 16:30:15 GMT -8
Players from the west coast who go east of the Mississippi do tend to bounce back and Duke is a very established "one-and-done" school who always look to bring in high quality freshmen even if that displaces an upperclassman. I hope it works out for Boogie but if it doesn't I would sure hope he gives us a look and I am sure the coaching staff would be more than happy to recruit him a second time.
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Post by Frantic on Apr 19, 2019 17:51:24 GMT -8
It seems Boogie is probably off-topic by now. Unless he becomes under valued like Derryck Thornton from LA & Findlay Prep who left Duke after his Frosh ytear and transfered back home to USC. Maybe Boogie, wants the attention, BIG fish, small pond and makes his way back to Mission Beach. Agree. Boogie may stay for 2020-2021 waiting to take over the PG duties, or he may leave if Nike decides to send a 5* point guard to Duke for the 2020 cycle. I hope Boogie bounces back to SDSU, but for now I think it's time to retire the Boogie thread.
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Post by aztecdan8 on May 23, 2019 20:13:43 GMT -8
Can we stop being bitter fans and just carry ourselves with some class? Calling him a "6-8 minute bench player" and saying he'll be back here in a few years just screams sour grapes. The kid make an outstanding choice, those who followed his process knew we were likely out of the running weeks ago...Let's just move on. People have this weird illusion that San Diego State is some elite breeding ground for NBA players because we offer a unique combination of having one NBA superstar that attended here combined with plenty of PT to go around. According to our fans, any team that is better than us should actually be avoided, because the players won't get as much PT as they will here. Before he committed he would have been a one-and-done talent for us, but now that he's going to Duke, he's been downgraded from future lottery pick to "might get 8 minutes a game at Duke." This. Great post
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