Let the experts tell you: Duke sucks

Article here.

All you need to know: it's a list of each team in the NCAA Tournament and any/all possible pro players who could come from each team. And, the guy is being generous, for example:

"Albany (N.Y.): Senior guard Jamar Wilson isn't big (6-1), but the list of things he does well on the basketball court is. A four-year standout here, the former Bronx high school star has a 21-point game against Florida and a 19-point game against Connecticut in his career. "

He's pretty nice, eh?

Duke:

"Sophomore forward Josh McRoberts has had an adequate season, but the Blue Devils needed even more from him."

That's it? He had an "adequate" season, and he's the best pro prospect on the team? What about Gerald Henderson, who obviously could elbow his way to NBA fame like Kobe Bryant is currently doing? Or, I guess, if he really wants to be like Bryant, he can rape some chick in Colorado and buy his way out of it. Rapist.

Anyway, let's compare with another team, chosen off the list at random:

"North Carolina: F Brandan Wright, F Tyler Hansbrough, F Reyshawn Terry, G Ty Lawson, G Wayne Ellington. Talent-wise, this group stands one of the greatest compilations of young players at North Carolina, and that's saying a mouthful. Wright doesn't yet have the body for the NBA, but all the skills are there. Hansbrough is showing his toughness -- as if we didn't know that about him -- and Terry, the only senior in the quintet, is a very sound and athletic player. Lawson is one of the quickest guards in the country, and Ellington can shoot it long, but that isn't all. This team can go far, but the looming question is: Who will return?"

I swear, totally random. Seriously.

But let's just throw in a few more regular teams (read: bad) just for the full flavor of the article:

"Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Center Chris Daniels is a 7-foot, 265-pound center who is very effective despite not having great athletic ability. The senior has been scouted by NBA teams and more evaluations are still to come."

"Winthrop: Big man Craig Bradshaw, best known in basketball circles as a member of New Zealand's national team, and wing scorer Torrell Martin, best known for his stylish hair statements, can play with the big boys, as they proved in last year's NCAA Tournament, when they nearly upset Tennessee as a 15th seed. Both players have professional basketball in their futures."

"Jackson State: The SWAC doesn't have the history in basketball that it does in football, but the conference has a legitimate NBA prospect this year in smooth-shooting guard Trey Johnson, the second-leading scorer in the nation at 27.1 points a game."

To sum up: Duke has as many decent players (1) as Jackson State (?) and Texas A & M...Corpus Christi. Winthrop has 2 pro-level players. The Eagles must be 100% better than Duke. And, remember, the author didn't even say that the lone Duke player was even good enough to play in the NBA, he just implied it by including him in a list of players in an article about possible NBA talents in the NCAA Tournament this year. That's pretty oblique. The author explicitly stated that Winthrop has 2 NBA-level players, Jackson State has one, and Texas A & M Corpus Christi even has one, who, despite "not having great athletic ability" is still, presumably, better than the best player Duke has to offer.

Also, Josh McRoberts cries everytime he fouls out against North Carolina. And I hear he smells really bad and is a dork on dates.