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Penn State 74, Illinois 52 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1374367"><p>And here's the thing with talent.......for those who love recruiting rankings, this roster has the lowest # of top-100 kids since the Lon Kruger era. And I stopped tallying up our roster pre-Bill Self, so for all I know, this may have fewer top-100 kids than any roster Kruger had. </p><p></p><p>We have a whopping total of 4 top-100 kids -- and 2 of those 4 were ranked near the bottom of the top-100 or just outside of the top-100 (Aaron Jordan and Trent Frazier). The other two are Leron and Mark Smith. </p><p></p><p>When your most talented kids -- simply using recruiting rankings, because that's what you cited -- are a 6'7 guy forced to be our go-to inside, and a freshman who very clearly hasn't adjusted to the college game yet, how talented are we exactly?</p><p></p><p>And give me a break with this "he had JCL and DJW and Tilmon here, so who's fault is it if he lost them?" nonsense. You (Bobbob) know darn well that kids often transfer out when a new coach comes aboard, and there are circumstances well beyond the new coach's control that prove decisive.</p><p></p><p>A lot of your argument has some merit, but let's keep it within the realm of reason here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1374367"] And here's the thing with talent.......for those who love recruiting rankings, this roster has the lowest # of top-100 kids since the Lon Kruger era. And I stopped tallying up our roster pre-Bill Self, so for all I know, this may have fewer top-100 kids than any roster Kruger had. We have a whopping total of 4 top-100 kids -- and 2 of those 4 were ranked near the bottom of the top-100 or just outside of the top-100 (Aaron Jordan and Trent Frazier). The other two are Leron and Mark Smith. When your most talented kids -- simply using recruiting rankings, because that's what you cited -- are a 6'7 guy forced to be our go-to inside, and a freshman who very clearly hasn't adjusted to the college game yet, how talented are we exactly? And give me a break with this "he had JCL and DJW and Tilmon here, so who's fault is it if he lost them?" nonsense. You (Bobbob) know darn well that kids often transfer out when a new coach comes aboard, and there are circumstances well beyond the new coach's control that prove decisive. A lot of your argument has some merit, but let's keep it within the realm of reason here. [/QUOTE]
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