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Thursday / March 28.
  • Thon Maker Comes Away from Duke Impressed

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    Thon MakerThon Maker, who may or may not reclass from 2016 to 2015, continued his tour of colleges on Monday with a trip to Duke and came away impressed.

    “The visit was very good,” Maker’s guardian, Ed Smith, told SNY.tv. “Coach K has a professional approach that is personalized. Thon viewed video on past post and wing players, culminating with a longer segment on Jabari [Parker]. Coach K went into how they put their system in based on personnel and he felt excited about the propect of teaching Thon how to be a better pro.”

    Parker, of course, was the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft.

    They also met with the strength and conditioning coach, with Smith saying “they are cutting edge in their approach. The whole theme at Duke was about personalizing the entire experience so that the output for the player is conducive to long -term success.”

    Maker last week visited Kansas and Missouri and also plans to hit Arizona, UCLA, Kentucky and Indiana this summer.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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