Player Ziaire Williams

[rome8180]

Slater just CB'd him to Duke. It may be time to give him his own thread.

 

[rome8180]

He seems like someone whose 3pt percentage would actually improve at Duke. The degree of difficulty of the shots he's taking in this video is pretty high. His release is too low, but it may not matter in college at his height.

 

[Twentytwenty]

Ziaire is the number 6 player on 247sports. Number 7 in the composite.

Jalen Johnson is the number 7 player on 247 sports. Number 4 in the composite.

Pretty much two interchangeable, top-10 5 star wings- Johnson the better passer, Williams the better shooter.

Nobody else in America will have two wings that talented.

The 3rd-ranked wing in the class, MarJon Beauchamp, just announced he is skipping college to train all year.

 

[rome8180]

I would like to also land Steward if possible. Even with Ziaire, I think we need one more shooter.

 

[Twentytwenty]

I would like to also land Steward if possible. Even with Ziaire, I think we need one more shooter.

Definitely.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Has no realistic chance to be the best Duke basketball player whose first name begins with Zi and last name begins with Williams.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

If this kid lands at Duke the meltdown on UNC forums will be epic.

And I can't fucking wait for it.

 

[rome8180]

I'm not sure when UNC actually offered Ziaire, but they've been talking him up as the centerpiece for their class for over a year. If we can swoop in and steal him at the last moment, it would be hilarious. Worth it even if he's not good.

 

[Slap the Floor]

We blew up UNC's recruiting class last season signing Wendell Moore and Boogie Ellis. Obviously Boogie didn't stick, but we kept him away from a 3-4 year UNC career, so it was still worth it.

Hopefully we can continue our nice run and pull this guy away. He's a really good shooter, too, which would be a nice addition to Roach and Johnson, and whatever big we inevitably add.

 

[Slap the Floor]

He will not be visiting Duke. He has taken 3 official visits, and he might take 2 more to Arizona and Oregon. It seems as if he'll be deciding in the Spring, as he's in no rush.

 

[rome8180]

Glad I made this thread.

 

[childress22]

Change to a "Z(i)aire W" thread, and it'll still apply when we try to add DWade's kid as a spring addition.

 

[aiw]

Stanford

 

[rhfarmer]

Good, we'll never worry about him again.

 

[deepdarkblue]

Good, I won't need to learn to spell his name correctly.