IsnÂ’t it possible that as the staff has spent time developing Matic and Greg that they did not want another project or are you assuming that this particular 3 star who started playing basketball about 5 years ago is going to see meaningful playing time as a freshman? For comparison sake, Meyers was a top 30 player by most services and played less than 10 minutes per game as a freshmen as did Egwu and Mav Morgan
Anything is possible, but I will try to answer the different aspects.
On Matic, I am probably one of the very few who watched all his games at the European championships last summer, and IMO he is not a post player. He is more of a Finke type of player, and I thought he was very raw and unlikely to help early on (was criticized at he time, but based on minutes this season people can reach their own conclusion now). Now, many people also argued with me that Finke was a post player, we recruited a PF and a C appeared on campus, the center of the future, etc. etc. but that is another point.
Now, on Meyers, you are correct, but the same comparison could be made for Okoro as well (pretty much same ranking). Yet everyone thinks he will log major minutes, so you are pointing to a comparison that points in a different direction. But timing is also an issue. By the time Okoro steps on campus, Black and Finke are also gone. So you do not only have to address the immediate current need, but you will have even a bigger gap, and you will need additional help (the same argument against freshmen applies). The 5th year will not help you there, and the development of Flo can also pay dividends not only next year, but also longer term when Black and Finke graduate.
I have seen Flo. Not an immediate difference maker, but IMO a player who could help in the post next year and a potential post player with definite impact in later years. Just bear in mind that the gap in the post gets bigger when Black graduates. So I do not really buy that "we do not want Flo" talk, especially with the scarcity of big post players with size, and the current gaps in our roster. JMO.