Honestly... this means next to nothing to me. With the way kids are these days you can't trust a verbal.
lol :wink:Are you trying to tell me a verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on?
Why not get a commitment early?
Ah, thanks for asking. What happens if the kid gets injured and/or doesn't develop, and becomes a mid-major or low-major type player? McDermott has offered him a scholarship and committed to him, just as the kid has committed to ISU. A coach will look like a poor recruiter if he takes the kid and essentially wastes the scholarship at that point. Conversely, if the coach doesn't honor the scholarship offer, his loyalty and committment to his recruits will be questioned and other coaches recruiting against him will eat that up.
The kid is 14. Think back to when you were 14. You were a dumb***. I know that I was. There was no way I was in a position to decide where I wanted to go to college at that age.
60% or more of recruiting is a crap shoot. There are very few sure things...between injuries, academics, getting in trouble. If McDermott and his staff have seen the kid play, spent time with him, etc. -- why not offer? Especially in basketball, where the kids are playing all levels of competition with AAU ball.
60% or more? Talk about throwing a number out of nowhere. What does that even mean? I guess when you are recruiting freshmen, recruiting is a crapshoot, which is my point exactly. However, once these kids become juniors and seniors, there's typically a pretty good correlation between their recruiting rankings and their individual and team success.
For example:
2002 Winners
2003 Winners
2004 Winners
2005 Winners
2006 Winners
You can see pretty good correlation here. Looking at guys at the top of these classes, many are in the NBA are/were their team's leaders. Looking at recruiting class rankings you can see a significant correlation. For instance, UNC had the #2 class in 2002 and the #2 player that went to college in 2004 and turned it into a Championship in 2005. Kansas had the #3 class in 2004, the #1 class in 2005, and the #10 class in 2006 before winning the championship in 2008. Florida had a top 10 class in 2004 that got them two championships, as well.
So while recruiting may be a little bit of a crapshoot, generally there tends to be a strong correlation between recruit rankings and individual/team success.
I don't want to seem like I'm being too hard on McDermott here. I know other coaches are doing the same thing. I just think the system, where 14 year olds kids choose their collegiate future, needs to be changed. 14 years old. I just can't get that out of my mind when thinking about this.
60% or more? Talk about throwing a number out of nowhere. What does that even mean? I guess when you are recruiting freshmen, recruiting is a crapshoot, which is my point exactly. However, once these kids become juniors and seniors, there's typically a pretty good correlation between their recruiting rankings and their individual and team success.
For example:
2002 Winners
2003 Winners
2004 Winners
2005 Winners
2006 Winners
You can see pretty good correlation here. Looking at guys at the top of these classes, many are in the NBA are/were their team's leaders. Looking at recruiting class rankings you can see a significant correlation. For instance, UNC had the #2 class in 2002 and the #2 player that went to college in 2004 and turned it into a Championship in 2005. Kansas had the #3 class in 2004, the #1 class in 2005, and the #10 class in 2006 before winning the championship in 2008. Florida had a top 10 class in 2004 that got them two championships, as well.
So while recruiting may be a little bit of a crapshoot, generally there tends to be a strong correlation between recruit rankings and individual/team success.
I don't want to seem like I'm being too hard on McDermott here. I know other coaches are doing the same thing. I just think the system, where 14 year olds kids choose their collegiate future, needs to be changed. 14 years old. I just can't get that out of my mind when thinking about this.
You think they should have waited until Barnes was a junior or senior to offer him? How about Dykstra? This kid is already getting hyped nationally and playing against tough AAU competition. He is already over 6' tall, so he is already has the height to play point guard in college.
I have no problems with McDermott, who is clearly a great evaluator of talent (based on how many guys nationwide have blown up after he offers), making these offers.
Trust me...Wesley Staten will be a top 25 player when it is all said and done.Ah, thanks for asking. What happens if the kid gets injured and/or doesn't develop, and becomes a mid-major or low-major type player? McDermott has offered him a scholarship and committed to him, just as the kid has committed to ISU. A coach will look like a poor recruiter if he takes the kid and essentially wastes the scholarship at that point. Conversely, if the coach doesn't honor the scholarship offer, his loyalty and committment to his recruits will be questioned and other coaches recruiting against him will eat that up.
The kid is 14. Think back to when you were 14. You were a dumb***. I know that I was. There was no way I was in a position to decide where I wanted to go to college at that age.
Ah, thanks for asking. What happens if the kid gets injured and/or doesn't develop, and becomes a mid-major or low-major type player? McDermott has offered him a scholarship and committed to him, just as the kid has committed to ISU. A coach will look like a poor recruiter if he takes the kid and essentially wastes the scholarship at that point. Conversely, if the coach doesn't honor the scholarship offer, his loyalty and committment to his recruits will be questioned and other coaches recruiting against him will eat that up.
The kid is 14. Think back to when you were 14. You were a dumb***. I know that I was. There was no way I was in a position to decide where I wanted to go to college at that age.
I was thinking about this last night...Mac has offered the following recruits during or before their freshman year of high school: Paige, Staten, Barnes, Dykstra, Gessell, Zeller(UNC)...Help me if I'm missing anybody. It appears to me that the guys we're offering early are turning into very nice players.