Decades ago, Bob Gibbons, a North Carolina native who passed away in 2006 and was the most popular pre-Internet source for rankings of high school hoopsters, consistently unleashed punishment — or so it seemed — on recruits who signed with the Duke basketball program by dropping them in his final rankings.
Essentially, signing with Duke all but guaranteed one’s nosedive in the rankings.
Gibbons’ legendary Duke-hate tendencies seem to live on in the present through 247Sports.
On Monday, the king of recruiting sites unveiled its final rankings for the 2019 class.
Talk about an eyesore for Blue Devil fans.