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SignUp Now!SeanMayTriedToEatMe said:I would've preferred to have added Black. I don't think any addition can hurt unless (i) he is any kind of cancer for chemistry purposes or (ii) the head coach is too stupid to play his best players, so he would've played Black over superior players for irrational reasons (like Jim Leyland in baseball). I don't think either of those would've been true in this case. I don't mind seeing/knowing that 4 of the scholarship players aren't playing at all. Jefferson will be my favorite player next season, but if Black turns out to be more valuable in those minutes, I would've preferred Black. Having him would've at least opened up that possibility, though I doubt he will be better than Jefferson next season, even at the center position where apparently being 250 lbs is necessary in college, where there are actually very few decent 250+ lb players.
I don't think it would've made much difference even in the best case scenario, so it was just weird when everyone went from thinking that Duke was going to be a top 3 team next season without any transfers, to thinking that Duke was going to be shit without Tarik Black after it became known that Tarik Black was available.
SeanMayTriedToEatMe said:There are now zero Tarik Black-focused threads on the internet that did not ultimately turn nasty. At least we got to about 100 posts before it happened.
Some of you guys brought this up when the transfer speak first popped up. I never understood why it didn't gain more traction. Oh wait, because he was going to bring us a title...DurhamSon said:For what it's worth, he's considered an absolute bum on memphis message boards wrt to his focus and intensity. Not quite Taylor King levels, but close.
WorldStar HipHop said:@ JonRothstein 45s
Big men that will practice for Kansas next year: Tarik Black, Perry Ellis, Joel Embiid, Hunter Mickelson, Jamari Traylor, Landen Lucas. Wow.
I wanted to focus on this part...it has nothing to do with Tarik Black but since you brought it up, we might as well discuss it in thread.rome8180 said:On a more personal level, and one I don't expect anyone to agree with, I'm quite attached to the players we have. I think the odds are against Duke winning another title...ever. Maybe that sounds ridiculously pessimistic. But K's won four. Except for the back-to-backs, there's been nine years between each title. No other Duke coach has won a title. Whoever we get to replace K will likely be a step down. So with that thinking -- that titles are a rarity and we're lucky to have four -- I just want to build attachments to players and watch them develop for four years.