Player Jaemyn Brakefield

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I read his name as if he was Korean- Jae Min. Seeing him above for the first time, it doesn't seem like he is Korean.

 

[rome8180]

Great. Another fake Asian. @bdotling

 

[bdotling]

I do know a Korean - Jaiman is how it is spelled but I didn’t put that together.

As a fellow fake Asian he’s probably as down on Duke basketball as I am

 

[rome8180]

I heard he committed to us out of pity.

 

[bdotling]

Out of self hatred in wanting to torture himself by watching and playing in Duke basketball games

 

[bdotling]

Weird set of promo pics

 

[skins]

Probably the best new Alex O'Connell hairstyle reveal yet.

 

[rome8180]

Several pathetic comments below the tweet.

 

[rome8180]

Watched some highlights. Didn't hate what I saw. Jumper is ugly (big surprise). But should be a really good defender, transition scorer, and slasher. Body type is somewhere in between Wendell Moore and Jalen Johnson.

 

[deeyoukayeee]

Don't expect much, but he does possess a 1st team AA name.

 

[rome8180]

I think we can expect another shitty shooting team next year. Steward should help and AOC should play a big role again, but Roach, Brakefield, Coleman, Williams, Johnson will be bad shooters or non-shooters. And the guys mostly likely to return (Moore, Stanley, Jones) wouldn't help there either.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

Apparently rumors that Brakefield isn’t going to sign and will ultimately end up playing for a different school, which, if I’m being honest, wouldn’t upset me all that much.

Of course he’s denying all this as of now. Probably something to monitor.

 

[rome8180]

Anyone who commits that quickly worries me to begin with.

 

[aiw]

But, what it do? WHAT IT DO????

 

[Si6hts]

Yea - I saw rumblings last night, here's the tweet.....

Seems like some insider has heard he may be backing out and going to Ole Miss

 

[Slap the Floor]

That's interesting considering he just visited this past weekend.

I would like him to remain committed, but if he doesn't, I'm not going to really mind especially if he's going to Ole Miss.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

My guess (and that’s all it is) is that it would be mutual and maybe even initiated by Duke. The whole recruitment felt unusual by Duke standards, which, as Rome alludes to, never leaves you feeling like it’ll stick.

Taking out the nature of how his commitment even came about, he doesn’t feel or look like what Duke tends to go for. Then again his situation seems eerily similar to the way Cassius Stanley’s was, and though it’s early, that seems to be going well for now.

I’m just not convinced that Brakefield is all that good and that he’s gonna be a potential problem in the locker room if he’s not getting the run he wants. I don’t get the same vibes from Coleman or Williams.

 

[Slap the Floor]

My guess (and that’s all it is) is that it would be mutual and maybe even initiated by Duke. The whole recruitment felt unusual by Duke standards, which, as Rome alludes to, never leaves you feeling like it’ll stick.

Taking out the nature of how his commitment even came about, he doesn’t feel or look like what Duke tends to go for. Then again his situation seems eerily similar to the way Cassius Stanley’s was, and though it’s early, that seems to be going well for now.

I’m just not convinced that Brakefield is all that good and that he’s gonna be a potential problem in the locker room if he’s not getting the run he wants. I don’t get the same vibes from Coleman or Williams.

To be fair, you're making pretty large assumptions based on almost nothing, unless you've read something unavailable to the general public. We have absolutely no way of knowing that he might be a potential locker room problem.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Sad to see this news. This guy was the key.

 

[rome8180]

My guess (and that’s all it is) is that it would be mutual and maybe even initiated by Duke. The whole recruitment felt unusual by Duke standards, which, as Rome alludes to, never leaves you feeling like it’ll stick.

Taking out the nature of how his commitment even came about, he doesn’t feel or look like what Duke tends to go for. Then again his situation seems eerily similar to the way Cassius Stanley’s was, and though it’s early, that seems to be going well for now.

I’m just not convinced that Brakefield is all that good and that he’s gonna be a potential problem in the locker room if he’s not getting the run he wants. I don’t get the same vibes from Coleman or Williams.

It does feel a bit Jordan Tucker-ish. I'm obviously not saying he's a horrible person like Tucker, but the recruitment feels a little too hasty. Unless a dude's been a lifelong Duke fan, which I've heard nothing about from Brakefield, such a quick commitment can signify not really thinking it through.

Adam Rowe is adamant that he's going to sign an LOI, so we'll see.