If Miles can pull this dude in, he will coach NU into relevance. This is a guy NU shouldn't get, but is the type of guy they HAVE to get.
I was commenting on the kids attitude. Of course people were hoping he would commit and it bugged him. Whatever.
So you can judge a kids attitude based on some "retweet"? Whatever.
Maybe people assuming Biggs was pulling Akoy around by his nostrils DID bug him...and if that wasn't the case I can see why it did.
"my thought process is that Nebraska is going to be awful, and he is going to see UConn, Georgetown have tournament runs most likely which won't help the uphill battle Nebraska already has"
ShortSideOption I have a feeling we are going to go further this offseason than UConn
Agau's college career will be interesting to follow. He's far from ready to step right in and be a powerhouse at the college level...much less in the Big East or Big 10. If he decides on NU he will be seen by a large contingent as a "savior"...those kinds of expectations might be a bit much. At a place like UCONN fans are probably more used to guys coming in an occasionally taking a year or two to get their legs under them. Will NU fans be disappointed if he comes in and only averages 8-9 points the first couple years? They shouldn't. I have no doubt he'll be a shot blocking machine fairly quickly...but I would imagine he'll struggle on the offensive end for a while...and may never be a 15-20 point/game guy.
How is this guy any different than Matt Hill? I know you never like to see talent get away but we wouldnt have been any better off with him.
I agree....defensively he is ready to play the 4....offensively he needs to progress a lot more to be an elite Big East or Big10 player. However, I have heard his skills offensively have improved from last summer to this summer that's why he has seen a rise in his rankings.
How is this guy any different than Matt Hill? I know you never like to see talent get away but we wouldnt have been any better off with him.
How do we know Matt Hill wouldn't have had an entirely different outcome had he gone to NU? We don't. He was plagued by injuries at Texas...injuries are sometimes dumb luck. Maybe he stays healthy at NU. Maybe with less competition for playing time he develops more/quicker. Just because a guy didn't do great at one place doesn't mean he wouldn't have been good elsewhere.
But like recruiting in any sport...it's inexact. Some guys that project well don't pan out and some guys who appear to be "nice" players turn into all-americans (Doug McDermott/Kyle Korver...sorry for the CU reference!). But over time if you are taking/recruiting the best possible players you are going to have the best possible talent...some hit, some miss...but you can only go with the information you have at the time.