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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeZeus, post: 2159362, member: 4174"] I'd love to add Ayala in 2017, but in the event that he stays in the 2018 class, is he still as valuable to Syracuse as he is now in 2017? I'm sure we'd still pursue him, but would we still prioritize him is what I guess I'm asking. Ayala is our best high school guard option at the moment since there aren't many options left (pretty much a classic case of supply vs. demand). But if you put Ayala up against Quinerly, Carmody, Zachery, Mika-Woods, Hubb, Swider, Muhammad, etc. how does he stack up? His national ranking on one site is at 102 in the class of 2018, though I'm not sure how recently it's been updated. From what I can tell, I think he can be a good combo guard off the bench next year and potentially a big-time contributor in his junior and senior seasons, but I'm just wondering what people who have gotten to see him play in person think his value will be moving forward if he stays in the 2018 class. [/QUOTE]