Duquesne could be a good place for Bronny for all the reasons in this article plus another point guard made it to the Lakers from DU. Norm Nixon did.  So it's not a stretch to see it happen. 

Last edited by NapaDuke (5/02/2024 11:58 am)

townsonkid wrote:

If his name was John Smith would we even consider him a portal target?
Dont get me wrong, thats not his name, and I would love him to be here for a season.   I think the NBA would too, and LeBron isnt retiring after next season, so not sure what the rush is.

Probably not... Duquesne doesn't usually recruit Mcdonald's All-Americans. 

Chemistry - A new coach - My opinion only…
I don’t know if him coming here would be good for the team. Would it be good for Duquesne University? Yes. But the pressure to play him and deal with a mini- circus. Other players maybe feeling left out - The talk may be all about him and not the team as a whole.
    Now, this is an opinion. It has nothing to do with his character. I don’t know him. But it could be an issue…a big issue.
Go Dukes

NapaDuke wrote:

FAM wrote:

Chemistry - A new coach - My opinion only…
I don’t know if him coming here would be good for the team. Would it be good for Duquesne University? Yes. But the pressure to play him and deal with a mini- circus. Other players maybe feeling left out - The talk may be all about him and not the team as a whole.
Now, this is an opinion. It has nothing to do with his character. I don’t know him. But it could be an issue…a big issue.
Go Dukes

 That could happen but it could work out just the opposite. All the returning players were first or second year players last year like him. He might just fit in well with these kids. He may have more in common with them once they meet.  As far as the rest of the players, they just won the A-10 and might repeat. I think they know they are champions with or without Bonny. At least Duquesne is being mentioned in a lot of basketball articles right now and that's a good thing.

I would love to see Bronny at Duquesne.  I am beginning to feel, however, that the odds have shifted heavily that Bronny will be drafted. 
 

CLK wrote:

NapaDuke wrote:

FAM wrote:

Chemistry - A new coach - My opinion only…
I don’t know if him coming here would be good for the team. Would it be good for Duquesne University? Yes. But the pressure to play him and deal with a mini- circus. Other players maybe feeling left out - The talk may be all about him and not the team as a whole.
Now, this is an opinion. It has nothing to do with his character. I don’t know him. But it could be an issue…a big issue.
Go Dukes

 That could happen but it could work out just the opposite. All the returning players were first or second year players last year like him. He might just fit in well with these kids. He may have more in common with them once they meet.  As far as the rest of the players, they just won the A-10 and might repeat. I think they know they are champions with or without Bonny. At least Duquesne is being mentioned in a lot of basketball articles right now and that's a good thing.

I would love to see Bronny at Duquesne.  I am beginning to feel, however, that the odds have shifted heavily that Bronny will be drafted. 
 

CLK, I don't have a clue on which way this is going to go.  One thing that I am sure of is that LeBron will have the best interest of his son first and foremost.  If LeBron and family feel that going back to college for a year or two is going to give Bronny a better shot for a long career in the NBA, then that is going to happen.  LeBron will not sacrifice his son's future career just to fulfill his wish of playing in the NBA with his son.   

At first, I was all in on Bronny coming to DU.   And will still be happy if he does. 

But the more I think about it, the situation has a bigger potential for a large downside greater (I think) than the upside.   As long as Dru is the coach LeBron will be a big supporter of DU.

If Bronny came here and it did not work out, I would hate for that relationship to be damaged between LeBron and Dru.

Dru has done a good job keeping the core of team together and bringing in some pretty darn good players
for next year.So far I give him a A+.

Jay Bilas has some good insight into Bronny’s next step.

https://x.com/jaybilas/status/1786389464245252308

If Jay Bilas mentioned a specific college for Bronny  he would have confused The Dukes of Duquesne with his beloved Duke😂

Last edited by Ironduke81 (5/03/2024 4:19 pm)

CLK wrote:

Duquesne mentioned in video.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40078137/bronny-james-78-prospects-invited-nba-

If I heard him right. Bronny has to go through the NBA draft stuff all the month of May before he would make a decision to commit to a college, so likely no decision until late May.

I would be excited to see Bronny play for DU.  I think it could be good both for him and Duquesne.  However, until we lock up a center, I wouldn't want Coach to hold a schollie for him.  I like  the returning players and the portal acquisitions to this point, but I see a true "5" as the missing piece.  They are super hard to get for a team like the Dukes and I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to sign one if I'm Coach Joyce.

Last edited by Tony84 (5/05/2024 7:34 am)

I don’t think young Mr. James will need a scholarship. He can walk on.  I believe with his existing NIL and his family, he will not suffer.  Consider the pain that the local news will suffer, actually having to cover Duquesne!