The Thorntons Still See Derryck As A Scoring Guard. So Why Can’t He Score?

Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports March 23, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel with guard Derryck Thornton (12) during practice the day before the semifinals of the West regional of the NCAA Tournament at Honda Center.As we learned Monday, former Duke guard Derryck Thornton will be a grad student transfer and finish up at Boston College.

As it was when he left Duke though, not much is his fault.

Check out what his dad told the Boston Globe:

“I think that Derryck had never been told no. In high school, being ranked so high, coming out of high school so early to be the starting point guard at Duke. Then you get to college, it’s, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’ And I don’t think he was…