I am very happy that we were able to sign a big man that can help us next year but I am far from wanting to jump with joy. I trust the coaches and their eye for talent, but signing 7 guys in a year is never a good thing. Signing 7 means that we can only sign 1 next year and I don't see the benefit in that. It's not like the spring guys we signed are home run recruits either.
JVB- Exactly what we needed. A big guy who can eat up minutes with Brackins, AT, and a freshman in the post. It is hard for me to get overly excited about his potential to be anything more than another AT though. There is a reason that he did not have any other BCS offers, even when it is a down year for big men. Hopefully coach can turn him into a Jiri like player.
Pomlee- Do you think coach offers him if he knows for sure that JVB is committing? Coach must think that Pomlee can come in and play right away next season, otherwise it may be a waste of a scholarship. Remember, Pomlee didn't have any other BCS offers either. Do coaches think Pomlee is better than any 09 post players that they are in on? These are the questions I have. I personally would have loved to have eaten the scholarship and used in on an 09 recruit.
Christopherson- This one is really a head scratcher for me. He is not somebody who can step on campus and help us right away. He has to sit out a year, and we already have Lucca, Ike, and Boozer at the 2 position.
Diante can also play the 2 if needed. If the coaches would have gotten a JUCO point guard or an athletic wing player (a la Rahshon) I would have understood using another scholly but I don't get why they would give it to a guy who's position already has some depth. I talked to a buddy who watched him play when he was in town this past weekend, and he said he looked solid, but didn't light the world on fire. The coaches must think he is going to be really good to offer him IMO.
Really, I wish we would have only signed 1 guy this spring (JVB) and not 3. That way we could bank the other scholly's for next year. It would give the coaches time to see where our weaknesses/strengths are once the freshman get on campus, and go after recruits based on that. For us to be successful in the future, we need to sign 3 guys a year (not 7) and usually zero in the spring time. Let's face it, most spring time commits are ones that most schools didn't want the first time around. Hopefully these players make me eat my words and come into
ISU and tear it up and help us get back to the NCAA tourney.
