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Well is would be Glaus and Erstad ... but I dont think thats nearly enough.

Yeah gee Coach K is really a bad person for being the best college basketball coach in history. The reason Duke is the most respected college and most televised is because they're a great team every year. To gain favoritism from the media you have to win, and that’s what Duke does. This isn't like pro sports so you can't blame it on money. Why do you think all these McDonalds All Americans want to go to Duke? Hmmm ... maybe it's because Coach K is a great coach and Duke is a great program. You're basically knocking Duke for being great ... makes no sense. I'd like to ask another question. If all these great Duke stars are just a product of the system then why have players come to Duke and not been stars? By your theory, every player that comes to Duke should be a God, because of the system, but thats not how it is. JJ came to Duke as exactly the same player as McNamara ... he could shoot, and that’s it. Then he added everything to his game over his 3 years at Duke, and has become a complete player. If he was just a product of a system then he would be exactly like McNamara and he'd only be able to shoot, because that would have been his role in the system. BTW every single player on every single team in every single sport is the product of a system. Every team has a system so they all have to be a product of it. Do you think Ortiz would put up the numbers he does if he was on a team with a small ball system? No he wouldn't. So yeah you can say JJ is a product of the system, but so is every player. Funny how our system has been rotating different players in to do completely different things at the same position this year ... must be some alternate system when we change lineups, huh? BTW I don’t see why UConn can't get the best recruits. ESPN kisses their asses and overrates them every single year, and they get plenty of play on TV. If UConn can't get good recruits that’s not Duke's fault, not Coach K's fault, and it's not my fault, it's your coaches fault for not being a better recruiter. If shooting when your open and playing tough D is a system then yes JJ is a product of the system. That is our "system". Duke doesn't even run plays on offense, they just get people open and shoot. Please explain what kind of "system" you think Duke runs.

Yeah but his ankle is a major problem. He's 37 years old and one injury at that age is all you need for your career to be over. He may not have a vast history of injuries but an injury past the age of 35 in really hard to come back from. If we could get him guaranteed without injury for this season then I would take him and find a way to work him in, but I just don't see him getting through a whole season without injury at his age.

Well, look at all the guys who have been stars in college and not in the NBA. It's not like Duke is the only college that has stars who don't make it in the NBA. Not all of the McDonalds All Americans go to Duke. The success rate from NCAA to NBA is very low so to just point out Duke doesn't make sense. There are atleast a dozen of college stars moving on to the NBA every year and how many of them actually work out? Exactly. A lot of people like to point at Duke and say "well they haven't had much success in the NBA" but the fact is no college has a great success rate. You're just a typical Duke hater trying to find anyway you can to put Duke, and it's players, down. You can talk s*** when UConn dominates college basketball for a decade.

You can, but your not talking about the situation Reddick is in. You're talking about the situation Reddick will be in next year. If you want to talk about how he wouldn't be as successfull at a different college go ahead, but talking about how he'll be a "bust" in the NBA is in no way the same.

Exactly, and if the Sox looked at the MRI and saw anything they didn't like they would have voided the deal. What sense does it make to trade for a hurt pitcher?

Again like I said WHO CARES WHAT DUKE PLAYERS DO IN THE NBA? Maybe UConn fans see things differently, but I root for Duke. I don't root for individuals, and I dont really care what they do in the NBA. Furthermore, how can you judge someone based on where he was drafted? Did he draft himself? Did Dunleavy say ... I'm a 3rd pick! No ... he got drafted where he got drafted ... he had no choice. You can keep saying that the NBA is the only way to gauge how good a player is and I'll keep telling you it doesn't make sense. JJ is the best player in COLLEGE BASKETBALL. Not basketball period. COLLEGE BASKETBALL. This has absolutly nothing to do with the NBA in any way.

I don't think ARod has a choice. I believe he was told he would play for America or no one.

No you judge a player against his current competition. Who cares how good JJ will be in the NBA? Right now he's the best player in college. Grant Hill - STAR Correy Magette - STAR Elton Brand - STAR Carlos Boozer - STAR Mike Dunleavy - Contributer Chris Duhon - Contributer Luol Deng - Contributer Just off the top of my head thats pretty good for just recent players. How many player from your college team are stars or even contributers to NBA teams?

I guess Ortiz could play 1B but then not only do we have a defensive liability, but Ortiz is also more likely to get injured. I just don't see this being worth it anyway you try to flip it.

? Trajan Langdon was one of the better players in Duke history ... how is he a bust? How can JJ possibly be a bust when he'll finish in the top 10 scoring all time at Duke? Also JJ already faces double teams, and the teams best defender every single night ... so maybe try another argument.

Well I know nothing about Roger Federer, but I think you should have to do more than win the SB to be the Sportsman of the year. The ChiSox won the World Series ... why not AJ? The Spurs won the NBA Championship ... why not Timmy?

... why?

Whats truly astrounding is the amount of people who think the Yankees can do no wrong, and make no mistakes. I know it's hard for you to admit your owner is a s***** business man, but its the truth.

Adam may have teamates but does he have another first team All American on the court with him demanding the ball? 2 other solid senior starters? The highest rated Freshman coming in this year? The 2nd best freshman coming in this year? I'm not saying that Gonzaga doesn't have any talent, but the level of talent at Gonzaga is no where near the level of Duke, so naturally there are less people to get the ball too, and more points for Adam. I'm not trying to put the guy down as I think he's the 2nd best player in the country, but I just don't think he's as good as JJ.

Thank you for proving my point. Loretta had 2 good season in his career, and the last was 2 years ago. He's aging, and after last year theres going to be the concern of re-injury. Why not just hold on to Tony G? He was spectaular after joining the Sox last year(if I'm not mistaken he hit nearly .400), and I really want to see what he can do in a full season with the Sox. I don't know if you guys remember last year but Tony was a MAJOR part of getting us to the playoffs. Also trading Belli makes it awful tough for us to send Wake out there every 5th day. I think Tek made it obvious that he cannot catch Wake, and I strongly doubt Shopp or any other catch we pick up would be able to either. I dont see how that trade would help this team at all. I understand we need more help in the bullpen but I just don't see this trade benefitting the Sox.

Thats the huge misconception about him. He's not a 1 dimensional player like McNamera. He scores every way possible, plays good defense, and is the leader of this team. Adam Morrison has put up some big numbers but name 1 other player on Gonzaga. JJ could score 60 if there wasn't anyone on the team to pass to. Morrison is a good player but the lack of talent around him makes him waaaaaaay overrated. It's easy to be a super star with no one else on your team.

I gotcha now. Guess I just misunderstood.

Well obviously you can't but who's to know whats credible and what isn't? Who'd have thought we'd get Josh Beckett? I knew I thought it was just another rumor when I heard it. We're discussing these things becasuse who's to know whats real and what isn't? Plus theres not really anything to talk about but rumors.

I need to change my MNF total to 31 points

I don't really see the point in going out and getting Loretta. If we want a veteran 2B then we just keep Tony G. I don't understand why you would want to trade for an aging 2B who really only had 2 good seasons. IMO Loretta is way overrated.

No loyalty to Posucka? Or like a typical Yankee fan, do you just want every single FA on the market?

When would he ever play? I don't want to see him on first and I don't think he'd ever have a chance to start over Ortiz at DH. I just don't see how he would fit in.

Yeah I watched the whole game. Great game for Va Tech. It's not going to be as easy without Demarcus.

We'll see how funny it is in March. Everyone makes jokes about JJ but he's hands down the best player in the nation.