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Originally posted by KSigkid
I wasn't criticizing Duke at all - as I said, it's not a Duke problem. I actually pointed out a couple of Dukies who have done well (I actually forgot Johnny Dawkins, who was decent in the NBA, and even Laettner has been a productive NBA player). I'm not going to argue that UConn's record is any better; once you get past Ray Allen, Emeka and Rip Hamilton, there isn't much there (except Kevin Ollie inexplicably hanging on as the "veteran point guard" guy).
Like I mentioned, it's a guessing game, and you can't know for sure everyone who will make the leap. There are guys like Shawn Marion who came out of nowhere, and guys like Terry Dehere who couldn't live up to the promise.
If Redick ends up doing it, good for him; he's worked at improving all facets of his game since he was a freshman. Somone is going to take him as at least a mid-first round pick, so he's going to get the opportunity.
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Oh, word - other than the thing about defense, I wasn't really addressing you directly . . . the "Duke curse" is kind of a media myth, I used UCONN only b/c they've had so many sick players coming out recently.
I agree with you, though, for the most part.
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