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[QUOTE="Francis03, post: 1383838, member: 195"]
It's a mixture of both. A lot of our guys were ranked higher earlier in the process and could've fell victim to the peaking too early while others have improved scenario. When it comes to these ranking services, they're mostly trying to project how these players will turn out overall when their careers max out on the higher level. So you may have a player who might have a more productive career in college that is ranked 90th, but the 25th player turns out to have the better pro career and becomes a NBA all star. Our class is mostly looked at as a group that will build a solid foundation for SU and will definitely be good for us, but when it comes to individual pro potential it might not project well as a group. Diagne for example is as skilled offensively if not better than several of the big men ranked ahead of him imo. Issue for him is that he's only 6'8, which limits his NBA upside and we're not talking about an explosive athlete here like Harrell from Louisville, who is about the same height. Lydon has generated a lot of buzz recently, and Givony from draft express stated at the Jordan game that the NBA folks are intrigued by his upside and potential. So quite possibly that may be a player that the scouting services have undervalued in HS only to become a surprise and exceed expectations. With that said, look for JB to keep Lydon on a short leash, trash him publicly, and when he advises him not to go pro he ends up doing so anyway lol.;)
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