Disagree on the JC take
floated on CB right now. BYU has had quite a few JC guys come in and immediately make a difference: Broadus, Keena, Haffa, Lemes, Hall, Lyday, Whiting, Woodberry. I believe all those guys started or contributed their first year at BYU on decent BYU teams. We wanted Batista one year, almost got him, but lost him to Gonzaga. Indy mocks Ron Selleaze, but he and the other guy that came with him were both ballers that would have contributed on any BYU team if they had their of-the-court matters handled. Our hit rate has been extraordinarily high on JC guys. Burgess is the rare example of a guy coming in with high JC accolades that didn't do much immediately.
I also believe that with players like Keena Young developing at different rates during their college year, it is definitely not unrealistic to believe Rose can find another decent player even this late in the recruiting game. Bottom line: if Rose signs two more JC's, I expect at least one of them to be either a starter or solid bench guy.
|