Dukebluedevils analysis?

Question

The Blue devils have produced more disappointments than draft steals.

Duke disappointments:

Jay Willaims (#2 pick)

Mike Dunleavy (3)

Shane Battier (5)

JJ. Reddick (11)

Shelden Williams (5)

Dahtay Jones (20)

Christian Lattner (3)

Draft steals:

Carlos Boozer (second round)

Chris Duhon (second round)

Answer 1

i wouldnt call Duhon a steal

where is grant hill and elton brand?

Answer 2

Dunleavy was not a disappointment. He's averaging 19 pts, 5 rebs, and about a steal and a block. But this could of been a fluke season. Battier is not a disappointment because he a good defender but he should of been better because of how high he was drafted. Shelden Williams is too early to be called a bust. Chris Duhon is mediocre, Boozer is a steal, but what about Grant Hill and Elton Brand? They both are future HOF's. The rest I agree with.

Answer 3

Jay Williams was a baller his rookie year and Battier is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA.  Reddick never plays and Duhon isnt a steal hes an ok backup point guard.  Boozer was a huge steal.  I agree with the rest.

Answer 4

If Shane Battier is a disappointment, you'd better ask Kobe how terrible it is for playing in front of him.

It is the motorbike injury that causes Jay Williams career - if not then the story would be totally different. The same is applicable to Bobby Hurley.

Mike Dunleavy is not quite a bust, but he was drafted a bit too high and needs to prove a lot to the others. Actually he is a legitimate NBA player, so is Shelden Williams, who was drafted at least 10 spots higher than usual.

Christian Laettner is the kind of over-confident and proud personality, but you should admit that he is a skillful big man who can help.

Dahtay is a poor Luol Deng; if he is a true bust then Nuggets wouldn't sign him as a key perimeter defender.

JJ Redick is the repeat of Trajon Langdon; physically too small to play SG in NBA and getting confused as they don't earn enough minutes, but it is unfair to summarize them as busts.

I don't think Chris Duhon is quite a steal because his shooting is just average and I don't see any improvement over the last 5-6 years.

I agree Carlos Boozer is a steal because he has the skill-set to match Elton Brand.

A genuine bust from Coach K's programme is William Avery, who can virtually do nothing as a NBA PG.

Last but not the least, Coach K preaches team basketball but NBA preaches basketball heroism. Therefore Blue Devils will at least get a good basketball somewhere else.

And again, you should praise Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Grant Hill, etc to be great products from Coach K system.

Answer 5

first of all, jay williams would have been good. shane battier was not a dissapointment, and it's too early to call shelden williams a dissapiotment. also, chris duhon is not that good