HandDownManDown wrote:I'll leave that up to the coaches. Does anyone think that they'd offer a guy (and keep it out there) if they would be disappointed if it was to be accepted?
This guy already has more high major D1 offers than Korver, Tolliver, or Doug had combined. Plus he's ranked in both ESPN and 24/7's top 150.
I naturally share the urgency for a permanent talent increase via strong recruiting, but throwing this guy back just based on his current offers is not that great an idea. It could be that ESPN and 24/7 have him pegged, but since he didn't make a lot of early lists of the big schools (which they're still working through) he hasn't gotten the offers yet. What happens if he blows up this fall, and everyone and their grandmother who has scholarships left is on him? We'll all be thanking our lucky stars that our coaches were on him early, allowing us to build a rapport that would lead him here, kind of like we did with Hanson when Ohio State et al. started lurking.
And I must admit, a guy who's a top 150 guy in multiple places getting panned makes me wonder how realistic our expectations are.
It is just very odd that only ESPN (as a major recruiting evaluator) is touting this guy. LaChance has an outside shot and can do the 3pt, but is not very athletic, needs to improve his handle, and can't or won't defend (according to ESPN's own analysts). Scout and Rivals have him at NR. Odd also that after having a decent Jun-July that now he is being touted as an elite PG, by ESPN. That is all.
One would think that Wisconsin and Marquette would be all over this in-state recruit? But both schools are strangely silent - I wonder why?
In my small and humble opinion - we should wait for Tum Tum or another PG.
and we know that's BS). Can't wait for Tum Tum to make a decision....be a Jay Riley!