Romeo Langford includes UNC in final 7
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The rumor is that Langford was a Duke fan growing up (not sure how true that is). He liked Duke, but Duke chose to prioritize other players in the class. TBH, I feel like that will be one that comes back to bite us as I really like Romeo and wish Duke would have pursued heavier. Louisville is the supposed favorite right now.
So when a kid doesn't include Duke in a final cut it's because he "wasn't prioritized" and not simply that he didn't want to go there?
Right.
Didn't really mean it that way. It became clear that the relationship between Duke & Langford was lukewarm at best. Not sure if it was Duke or Romeo that wasn't high on the other one. All I was stating was that I wish Duke had pursued him a little harder and see how things went. He may have still cut Duke in the end.
Not sure who wasn't high on the other... To quote a common response from our boy @Mav Rick "hahahahahaha"
I'm sure Duke would have taken Langford obviously.....but for whatever reason (and I'm willing to concede that Langford wasn't interested) they moved on to Garland. That good enough? I'm not one of the delusional Duke fans that thinks every recruit wants us and we have to turn them down by the masses.
Some kids just prefer another school. Even if you're on the top of the recruiting mountain as your school is.
Agreed and Langford seems to be one of those kids. Would've loved to have him at Duke, but apparently he has other plans.
You've no doubt noticed the effect the never ending investigation has had on our recruiting. I've come to accept rejection.
Not to speak for coach but he probably didn't want to get drawn into a back and forth on your board, those never end well. I will say he knows what he is talking about as far as Duke recruiting goes, just ask Clint Jackson. Anyway Langford is a stud and whoever he ends up with is getting a very talented player.
Coach may be my favorite dook poster, and you represent your school well too. Would that we we weren't so polarized that we can't have more civil discourse with less acrimony.
It's like Conservatives versus Progressive discussions in politics, there's very little middle ground. Yet, in reality that's where most of us lie.
It's like Conservatives versus Progressive discussions in politics, there's very little middle ground. Yet, in reality that's where most of us lie.
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Very good point, the reality is the majority of us do lie in the middle. But, it doesn't matter bc it's been drawn to be so polarizing that it's one extreme or the other.
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I'm not trying to go back and forth with him either, I don't mind his posts at all.
But he said a typical douche Duke thing in his first comment that Langford only didn't include Duke because Duke didn't want him. On our board. Called him out for it and he tried to backtrack. All good here.
I was born and raised in Southern Indiana before moving to Florida several years ago and have a lot of friends and family in the area. My cousin referees high school basketball there and said he always asks the New Albany coaches about Romeo when he is there for a game. He said early on in high school they would say Duke was Romeo's top choice but the last time he saw one on the coaches, U of L was his choice now so his family can see him play. The Yum Center where U of L plays is about a 10 minute drive across the Sherman Minton Bridge from New Albany. It would be the closest place for him to attend school for his one year in college.
UL has already served their time right? I wouldn't think a possible vacated title would make much difference.
Thank you for the kind words. In fairness to @dadika13 my first post was worded poorly and didn't mean to sound like "Langford was a Duke lock and we passed on him."
Was just stating that there were rumors that he liked Duke growing up and apparently somewhere along the way things changed. Duke put their focus on Garland and it could very well be that they knew Langford was not interested in Duke. Thus, my "prioritizing other players" statement. I didn't mean that Duke passed.....I meant they focused on different guys, likely bc they knew Langford would be difficult to get.
We all know that just because a top recruit grew up a fan of such and such a school, it doesn't mean he's going to matriculate there. Many of those decisions are more business decisions than decisions of the heart.
Oh for the days when top players stayed at least three years.
Oh for the days when top players stayed at least three years.
I miss those days as well. I've caught some flak around here for advocating a more 'one and done' style approach. Because most of the talented top 20 players are already thinking NBA by the time they're seniors in high school. I wouldn't be surprised if our own Jalek Felton wanted to go after a year. Keep in mind, my stance (to me) was about practicality and not falling behind other blue bloods.
We're still not out of the woods yet. But Roy has shown he can put teams together using the #20-75 approach. We have to make do with what we can get. I would love to have Romeo Langford on our team, but I also understand we don't typically have an advantage in a long drawn out battle for a highly ranked kid. First come, first serve.
I would love to see kids stay longer, but it won't happen for awhile. Right now, I just hope UNC can get a hook with the top 5-10 again.
We're still not out of the woods yet. But Roy has shown he can put teams together using the #20-75 approach. We have to make do with what we can get. I would love to have Romeo Langford on our team, but I also understand we don't typically have an advantage in a long drawn out battle for a highly ranked kid. First come, first serve.
I would love to see kids stay longer, but it won't happen for awhile. Right now, I just hope UNC can get a hook with the top 5-10 again.
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