Lexie Brown Will Transfer From Maryland

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Should be some great games after this upcoming season when the Duke /Tennessee series start!
 
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I think it all has to do with getting back in the ACC. They play at Georgia Tech and Florida State so will be easier for her family to see games. Maryland in the Big Ten didn't have any real close locations where they played. I always thought it was a strange move for Maryland to join the Big Ten.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
I think it all has to do with getting back in the ACC. They play at Georgia Tech and Florida State so will be easier for her family to see games. Maryland in the Big Ten didn't have any real close locations where they played. I always thought it was a strange move for Maryland to join the Big Ten.
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It will make sense around 2018 when you see the dough the Big Ten and SEC are going to be bringing in via our conference networks--effectively separating ourselves from the other 3 Power 5 conferences. Even if an ACC network gets going it won't come close to the other two.
 
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The only logic I can see here is that she wanted to stay in the ACC which means Tennessee and USC are out, even if they seem like more obvious choices to go. If she wants ACC, her options to play on a very strong team include:
Louisville
Duke
Florida State
Notre Dame
North Carolina

Louisville is a bit far and they have Durr coming in who will most likely be a better player than Brown. Florida State will be very good next year but should drop off considerably in 2017 and 2018. Notre Dame is stacked per usual, but they are loaded with guards and it is far from home. UNC is going to be hit with sanctions that could be brutal, which leaves Duke. That said, what surprises me is that she chose Duke when Duke has so many good guards coming to Durham in the next few years, particularly Salvadores. If she is able to bring Duke back to the Final Four, it'll be a pretty impressive career for Brown even if she doesn't take home a title, considering she helped resurrect Maryland and would essentially be doing the same at Duke. She is also an outstanding student and will get a top rate education at Duke which could have factored into her decision making.
 
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volcrazy89 said:
They do. Why I don't know. The woman is certifiable.
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Regardless of what you think of JPM, the Duke program is fairly competitive year in and year out. Couple that with the fact that these players are getting a full scholarship to one of the most preeminent educational institutions in the country and it isn't hard at all to understand why so many good players choose to go there.
 
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ivyleague said:
Regardless of what you think of JPM, the Duke program is fairly competitive year in and year out. Couple that with the fact that these players are getting a full scholarship to one of the most preeminent educational institutions in the country and it isn't hard at all to understand why so many good players choose to go there.
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The Duke program should be more than 'fairly competitive' given the amount of high school AAs they have every season. Actually the fact that they can't get to a FF speaks volumes.
 
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