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Here is an interesting article on the Indiana/scout site written by the administer and lead scout for HoosierNation.com, John Decker.
His title:
"Recruiting Philosphies Need to Change"
and he compares the one year that IU got from Gordon to the several years that Purdue is going to get from their new freshmen recruits, E??™twaun Moore, Scott Martin, JaJuan Johnson and Robbie Hummel.
"All this one-and-done stuff makes you wonder. Are college coaches recruiting the right players?
While the Gordons, Mayos and Bayless??™ of the world are now prepping for the next level, Purdue??™s E??™twaun
Moore, Scott Martin, JaJuan Johnson and Robbie Hummel are prepping for their next game.... Coach Matt
Painter will have all four back in 2009??¦and 2010??¦and 2011.
"Many college coaches are so awed by players with NBA skills that they pass on others who can do
more for a team??™s long-term stability and success. I??™m not suggesting the future IU staff actively seek
out players with a laundry list of deficiencies, but there??™s something to be said for recruits who are better
college prospects than professional ones.
You??™ll never see that reflected in recruiting rankings, where scouts analyze a player??™s ability to excel at
the professional level. But truth be told, the 35th-best player in a class might be a more valuable signee
than the No. 5 prospect.
Want some proof? Go back a couple of years to 2004, when IU signee Josh Smith was ranked No. 5 in the
class and Virginia??™s Sean Singletary was No. 35. Smith never played a minute of college basketball, while
Singletary recently earned his third straight first-team All-ACC honor. In 2005, No. 5 prospect and
Georgia signee Louis Williams also bypassed college and bolted for the league, while 35th-ranked Joe
Krabbenhoft is a valuable piece of a Wisconsin team that has gone 79-22 during his three seasons.
Preps have to spend at least one year in college now, but I??™ll still venture a guess that the 35th-ranked
player in the ??™07 class - Michigan State??™s Kalin Lucas - will have a more lasting impact on his team than
the No. 5 player - Memphis??™ Derrick Rose.
It might be unconventional thinking for coaches to start targeting an E??™twaun Moore over a Gordon or a
Luke Harangody over a Brandan Wright, but it??™s something for them to starting considering.
Why? Because four really good years add up to a whole lot more than one great one.
Pretty soon, coaches are going to need to realize that."
http://indiana.scout.com/2/739696.html
His title:
"Recruiting Philosphies Need to Change"
and he compares the one year that IU got from Gordon to the several years that Purdue is going to get from their new freshmen recruits, E??™twaun Moore, Scott Martin, JaJuan Johnson and Robbie Hummel.
"All this one-and-done stuff makes you wonder. Are college coaches recruiting the right players?
While the Gordons, Mayos and Bayless??™ of the world are now prepping for the next level, Purdue??™s E??™twaun
Moore, Scott Martin, JaJuan Johnson and Robbie Hummel are prepping for their next game.... Coach Matt
Painter will have all four back in 2009??¦and 2010??¦and 2011.
"Many college coaches are so awed by players with NBA skills that they pass on others who can do
more for a team??™s long-term stability and success. I??™m not suggesting the future IU staff actively seek
out players with a laundry list of deficiencies, but there??™s something to be said for recruits who are better
college prospects than professional ones.
You??™ll never see that reflected in recruiting rankings, where scouts analyze a player??™s ability to excel at
the professional level. But truth be told, the 35th-best player in a class might be a more valuable signee
than the No. 5 prospect.
Want some proof? Go back a couple of years to 2004, when IU signee Josh Smith was ranked No. 5 in the
class and Virginia??™s Sean Singletary was No. 35. Smith never played a minute of college basketball, while
Singletary recently earned his third straight first-team All-ACC honor. In 2005, No. 5 prospect and
Georgia signee Louis Williams also bypassed college and bolted for the league, while 35th-ranked Joe
Krabbenhoft is a valuable piece of a Wisconsin team that has gone 79-22 during his three seasons.
Preps have to spend at least one year in college now, but I??™ll still venture a guess that the 35th-ranked
player in the ??™07 class - Michigan State??™s Kalin Lucas - will have a more lasting impact on his team than
the No. 5 player - Memphis??™ Derrick Rose.
It might be unconventional thinking for coaches to start targeting an E??™twaun Moore over a Gordon or a
Luke Harangody over a Brandan Wright, but it??™s something for them to starting considering.
Why? Because four really good years add up to a whole lot more than one great one.
Pretty soon, coaches are going to need to realize that."
http://indiana.scout.com/2/739696.html
I think Wisconsin could go all the way.
