Anyone getting nervous???

[lake Camelot]

There in lies the recruiting challenge for BU...With a loaded roster for the next couple of years, and assuming Wilkens and Harris arrive, it would take a pretty good player to go to BU and break into the starting lineup before their junior year.

I am assuming players with that degree of ability/skill would have offers from major programs, or, have the ability to go to other mid majors and start as a freshman/sophmore. I don't know if the BU program is to a point of annual success/exposure where top talent will come here knowing they have to beat out other good players right away, or, wait several years, to play much.

BU may have to find recruits who are ok with possibly not starting/playing a lot in years 1-2 (with a possible redshirt), but who still have the type of talent we want to see BU players have (or the talent to grow).

I think there are still opportunities for the right player. Either a big guard, or a true center/Power forward. I think most of the big guys we have coming in are good shooters/passers who can play comfortably with other players. I think a big guard who can handle and shoot could allow us to maximize a height advantage. And as of now I think Taylor Brown is a good rebounder, other than that I have to see others play to know if we need a rebounder. I think Milos,Jordan,Taylor,John Wilkins,and Harris all have a finesse and outside or at least mid range game that can be used at the 2,3, or 4 position.

 

[AZ BU Fan]

B4L

BU doesn't have the recent record of any of the schools you mentioned where a top recruit knows he can compete for playing time right away, and if he doesn't make it, know the program will win confernce, go to NCAA/NIT, get on tv etc until he gets a chance. Now, if BU achieves the consistency of the teams you brought up, top recruits will want to go their and try themselves against what they perceive as the best.

I still think BU is in a tough position right now to get 2-3 more top tier recruits until they achieve some more consistent success...I'd like to think there are fewer players out there who could beat out the players we have on our roster, or coming on board, who would consider playing at BU vs Major Conferences or top tier Mid Majors. Hence the challenge.

Didn't say it would be impossible to find these players, but think the staff at BU will be challenged...All the recruits I have read about so far on this site have chosen to go elsewhere...

 

[Nacho]

as for Smith...is he still at ISU?

I suspect you know he is not, thus "eligible" or not (and there was talk that he'd stay and be back on scholarship in 2009-2010) he didn't hang around and would have had to pack his bags, right??

but he was recruited there, unpacked his stuff, then packed it back up and went elsewhere when he found he was not going to get a scholarship.

To quote Lee Corso..."NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND"... looks like he will be "re-packing" those bags to come BACK to ISU...:lol: