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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4195678, member: 40"]
Which players from our 5 maybe 6 person class do you consider elite blue chip talent?

And no, we haven't landed "elite blue chip talent" since that timeframe.  Wallace was already in the fold.  Who was the next one?  Carmelo?  Committed as a junior, ranked in the mid-30s.  Then grew 3 inches and gained 30 pounds before he showed up on campus, and the rest is history.

Most of the players we end up being "elite" in our system are lower rated guys who substantially outshoot their rankings.  Players like CJ Fair.

We also recruit a fair amount of players in the 50 - 70 range who end up having attractive NBA profiles and end up developing into prospects.  Think: Jerami Grant and Tyler Lydon.

And if we are being truly honest -- and let's face it, being objective about the state of the program doesn't appear to be a strong suit for you -- we've only landed a handful of McD AA recruits dating back to the early 90s.  Certainly not to the level that you'd expect a program of our stature / station to recruit.  Want to know why?  Because we've targeted those guys less and less over the years.

This past class that you reference, JB shot for the moon.  We recruited a ton of highly rated guys... and missed out on all of them.  Every single one.  And we pivoted nicely and landed a bunch of players who seem like good program guys, good system fits.  Which makes sense, because those types of players have been our bread and butter for a LONG time.

I think JB has done a great job landing guys who fit what we do as a program, and who have high athletic upside [for the most part].  But "elite blue chip talent?"  We barely go after those guys and haven't for decades.
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