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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 1424872, member: 2585"]
I will say this. The issue of player discovery is a weak spot in the system. Same with recruiting sites running camps for pay. If it doesn't directly impact the numbers, it gives the impression that they favor certain programs or kids who participate in camps.

For example, school A is a blue blood and either gets kids already rated high OR gets their kids rated higher on coach/school reputation. School B has routinely outperformed their relative ranking. When do they start to get their kids rated higher based on reputation? Which comes first - outperforming your ranking or getting kids who were rated as players that school A offers to choose you instead?

How about scenarios like RW? How do you lose stars when no one has seen you at a paid camp in the offseason? How about those kids who don't do any camps?

I'm not saying the article is wrong; I'm not surprised there is a correlation. I'm just more convinced that the road to wins for us is unearthing kids who are not rated properly by identifying the talent early. If you hit on enough, have built something in a physical sense (facilities), culturally (family), system-wise (coaching) - you have a chance to increase the amount of kids that you have at the top of your board - or better yet - at the top of Team A's board.
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