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Penn State 74, Illinois 52 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1374584"><p>I'm responding to your claim that fans' expectations for Mark Smith were built on his Mr. Basketball title. I'm saying that no, those expectations were built on the backs of several things. </p><p></p><p>If you're looking solely at recruiting rankings, then Smith's output isn't necessarily out of line with a kid ranked #90. But then, that's not a complete way of looking at it considering he blew up late and not all services dedicate a lot of time scouting kids deep into their senior season. A kid that plummeted to #90 (like a Mike Shaw) is quite a bit different in my view than a kid that came out of nowhere to finish at #90 (as Smith did). Yes, #90 is #90, but context matters when trying to project at the next level. I had very little optimism for Mike Shaw based on the way he fell. I had lots of optimism for Mark Smith based on the way he rose.</p><p></p><p>Plus, 6.2 ppg is a pretty decent stat for a freshman near the bottom of the top-100, but what concerns me most is the 3 ppg in Big Ten play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1374584"] I'm responding to your claim that fans' expectations for Mark Smith were built on his Mr. Basketball title. I'm saying that no, those expectations were built on the backs of several things. If you're looking solely at recruiting rankings, then Smith's output isn't necessarily out of line with a kid ranked #90. But then, that's not a complete way of looking at it considering he blew up late and not all services dedicate a lot of time scouting kids deep into their senior season. A kid that plummeted to #90 (like a Mike Shaw) is quite a bit different in my view than a kid that came out of nowhere to finish at #90 (as Smith did). Yes, #90 is #90, but context matters when trying to project at the next level. I had very little optimism for Mike Shaw based on the way he fell. I had lots of optimism for Mark Smith based on the way he rose. Plus, 6.2 ppg is a pretty decent stat for a freshman near the bottom of the top-100, but what concerns me most is the 3 ppg in Big Ten play. [/QUOTE]
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