I don't agree with that. We didn't end up with Kaleb because we looked at more than one kid and ended up with the least talented kid. When Kaleb happened it wasn't viewed as a settle in my opinion. It was thought that he was more athletic than Ennis and if he developed a jump shot that he would be a really good player. Obviously he didn't develop like we thought but he was a top 50 kid.
Are you in sales? Sometimes the worst thing you can do in sales is create competition where it does t need to exist. 9 times out of 10 when you create the scenario you may out the person who has the least options will react to this. And don't forget that most of the time these are verbal commits. It's ok to push kids to commit in football but with limited heads in basketball you can't risk the placeholder commits.
I'm in sales and competition is almost always a good thing. It's gets people to do what the might normally do in a faster manner. It also leaves you without a lot of wasted time where you miss out on other opportunities. I'm a commercial real estate broker and if I say something like, "We would love to do a deal with you but we have anther group interested in the space too so I need to move reasonably quickly." If the person reacts by not moving any differently you are normally 3 or 4 on their list of places to lease and they probably will never sign the lease anyway. While you were waiting on their decision and not aggressively finding other options you miss out on other tenants to lease the space and the income that would generate. If you are truly a space the person is interested in they speed up and make a decision.
I am not saying competition isn't good. I am saying ultimatums aren't good. You are selling properties that are available and a number of factors drive demand. Recruiting is a little more core to sales where there are multiple options and each has its own value prop. It is also a very long sales cycle compared to your environment. These are kids and if you give them a you better hurry and get your spot while another team treats them like A priority You will reap what you sow.
Agreed. Sometimes you'll create competition and clients will look other places that aren't forcing them to make a decision. I've changed a lot of my sales style to try and feel out when certain clients need time and others can use that additional push, but it's not an exact science.
I agree. We could have offered him and really put up a fight and got in early and made him a priority. Having said that I really thought once Hop left he would have the inside track. Hop was so close with MCW and his family. It would have been hard to win them over no matter what.
That sucksWe aren't on Marcus list.
Yeah and if we were to end up with him, people can continue the we lost out on other recruits because our recruiting sucks and "settled" for him story. There is a reason the staff did not even offer.
Normally I would agree, but I think we already have that 4 year program guy on our roster. I'd like to think we could fine another at some point before HW graduates in four years.
I'm trying to find a historic comparison for this kid (HW). He's bulky, like Billy Eidelin, but doesn't seem as crafty inside. And he's a serviceable shooter. Um, Laz Sims? Michael Lloyd?
