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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man, I read the article that was posted and I don't know if I would want that out there if I was in their shoes.

Was it written and shared to try to show that these two are deserving of their spots because of their academic and athletic achievements before they were at Duke?

It just came across in the wrong way, IMO.  Look how wonderful we are - we are raising $$ for cancer research, we are sisters and best friends and oh yeah, the coach from a top program just called and offered me a spot on the team that my sister plays and my family has influence.  How about that!

It's tough because no matter how great these two young ladies are, they always will be looked on and scrutinized for who they are and they didn't pick that.

All the best to them.[/quote]

It looks like their mother, or father, contacted the school paper, pushed for and then wrote the article.  How many end of the bench or sitting in the stands on game days team members (not players) in any sport get an article like this? It's probably close to zero.

If I was the sports editor,  I'd say no if a reporter came to me with this as a story idea.

The football team had an ACC title game coming up and it is basketball season. Basketball is king at Duke. This comes across as nothing more than another act of shameless self promotion. [/quote]

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