Year in and year out, Duke is the cream of the crop when it comes to competing and personnel.
They are not saddled with NCAA violations unlike other programs.
Their players and coaches are not out of control.
You never hear of any recruiting violations, any off the court problems, or any academic impropriety when it comes to Duke basketball. (I know that JJ Redick was caught smoking pot with some soccer players a few years ago, but Duke did well to keep that contained.) The reasons are simple: they recruit and hire good people. Everybody else talks about how there is a conspiracy regarding the number of calls that Duke gets in their favor, but the real conspiracy is how Duke gets the best recruits and the level of talent on their teams, year after year.
They are not saddled with NCAA violations unlike other programs.
- Just today a probe is being opened to investigate the resignation of coach Quin Snyder (I know he's a Dukie, but what happened had nothing to do wtih Duke). Snyder resigned due to a bunch of NCAA infractions including recruiting violations and providing meals and gifts to his players. Former player Ricky Clemons also accused an assistant coach of giving him $250.
- And who can forget the Georgia program under Jim Harrick and Jim Harrick Jr. In addition to accusations of Jim Harrick Jr. paying a player's bills and doing his homework, he is also accused of teaching a fake class. Let's see how you do on the test.
- St. Bonaventure is currently under probation for allowing a juco transfer to play for them with only a welding certificate as proof of academic eligibility. This caused the forfeit of their last two games of the season, and the resignation of the coach, the AD, and the university president. Players such as Mike Gansey were allowed to transfer without having to sit out for a year.
- Ohio State might lose their best recruiting class ever due to violations by former coach Jim O'Brien. O'Brien is accused of loaning $6,000 to a recruit.
- Baylor was not allowed to play an out of conference schedule this year due to a number of NCAA violations, as well as an ugly murder. Players such as John Lucas III and Lawrence Roberts were allowed to transfer without having to sit out a year. You can read all about this here.
Their players and coaches are not out of control.
- This is unlike what happens at UConn, where current players Marcus Williams and AJ Price stole four laptops from a school dormitory. If UConn had any self-respect, they would not be playing this season, but I guess winning is more important for them.
- Just a year ago, a bunch of players were kicked of the St. John's team for an after-curfew visit to a strip club in Pittsburgh. They had to play the rest of the season with only seven players (four scholarship players). Their coach, Mike Jarvis, was later fired for other NCAA violations.
- And how can we forget John Chaney sending in a "goon" to commit hard fouls against St. Joseph's, ultimately breaking the arm of a St. Joseph player, ending his regular season.
- And how about former Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy going to a frat party with the OPPONENT'S players AFTER they lost at Missouri. He later resigned after admitting to an alcohol problem.
- Lately, Eddie Sutton, who earlier ran the Kentucky program into the ground, was arrested for a DUI, which pretty much will end his coaching career. For some reason, he still gets credit for OSU's wins this year, even though he's on a medical leave of absense and his son, Sean Sutton, is the interim coach.
You never hear of any recruiting violations, any off the court problems, or any academic impropriety when it comes to Duke basketball. (I know that JJ Redick was caught smoking pot with some soccer players a few years ago, but Duke did well to keep that contained.) The reasons are simple: they recruit and hire good people. Everybody else talks about how there is a conspiracy regarding the number of calls that Duke gets in their favor, but the real conspiracy is how Duke gets the best recruits and the level of talent on their teams, year after year.
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