Scholarship grid

[thefish7]

I worry about Buycks actually coming too... But who's to say we don't hit the Sweet Sixteen again, thereby making him not worry too much about the BCS issue.

[tornado]

You heard it here first......
Xavier Crawford will be a 15 points/10 rebounds-guy next season for Yuba.
We will be very fortunate to land him, as is the case with Buycks as well.
Maybe the fact Buycks is now in California helps us, as lots of the midwestern recruiters are going to lose track of him.

Lastly..........if you're listening Matt Roth........
Commit NOW or you might just end up at Indiana State...or even worse....

[romar]

The 3 guys on this scholarship grid that are slated to come in next year are all fairly iffy to make it to BU, IMO. I think if we get 1 of the 3 to actually come here next year (preferrably one of the two guards...), it would be a good result.

XC...It just didn't appear to me that he progressed much in his first year at Yuba, and I just don't think he fits our needs for next year quite as much now. David Collins fills a similar role for the next two years, and I think Anthony Thompson may be ready in a couple years to be the next long 6'11" - 7' type of guy... Don't get me wrong...you can never have too many good 7-footers, but XC would have to show a ton of development in his sophomore year at Yuba for me to think he would be able to provide an upgrade on the frontline to Collins, Thompson, Egolf, Austin, or even Singh over the two years he would be eligible to be here...I just think we have brought some good big players in the current class and I think that guards need to be the priority in the next couple of recruiting classes. I would say that we would pass on XC unless he turns into an absolute beast this season...

Buycks...would love to see him honor his commitment after a year of prep school...but I think it is highly unlikely. We will see...but if he is as good as the staff thinks he is, I think he will open a lot of eyes this coming year...and although he may have some sense of loyalty to his verbal to BU, if good BCS schools bring offers to the table, I could hardly blame the kid for taking that opportunity.

West...I would say out of the three, we have the best chance at retaining this kid. But again...it is just a verbal at this point. He basically played 3rd fiddle on one of the best HS teams in the country last year, and this year he will have more of a chance to shine, since one of the big scorers from his team went off to BC this year. With Draymond Green as his teammate, there will be tons of BCS suitors at every game of his this year. If West takes advantage of his bigger role in the offense in his senior year, there will no shortage of BCS offers for him to weigh against his verbal to BU. Maybe he is dead set on BU and will honor his verbal regardless of who enters the picture this year, but again, if a school like UNC, Duke, Kentucky, etc. comes in and says 'we want you to run our offense next year', I certainly couldn't blame the kid for making that decision either...

It will be interesting to follow Buycks and West throughout the year...I think it would be a huge boost to the program if we could secure a LOI from one of them (both would be a dream...)...We lost Fears, and we are losing some good guards after this season, so we need to keep bringing quality replacements in to help sustain our success...Buycks and West would definitely fit that description...

The reverse of some of these thoughts would be true also - if BU tanks next year and I'm in HS, Prep School or a JUCO, I might decide to go elsewhere. In addition, if BU makes a big NCAA run, everyone likes to be with a winner and all three might want to follow through with their verbal commitments.

There are also players who get homesick, don't like their playing time or don't like the coach and leave. It happens all the time. So really, BU needs to keep recruiting, if for no other reason than to keep the name out there.