Or, it could be like 2018. None of us know at this point. I dont blame anyone for being concerned at this point. Yes it could turn into 2013, and we have one of the best recruiting classes maybe ever, but it could turn into 18 where x struck out on everyone, and x still has not fully recovered from that class.
Pulling something that someone said at one point in time without any context is disingenuous at best.
And the ones pointing to playing time as to why it's ok if our 21 class is not strong is really effing lame. At best, there will be 6 players after this coming year in the rotation and that's if everyone in 2020 plans out which history says it wont. Dont make excuses for recruiting misses if 21 ends up being a dud. I'm hopeful that it wont be, but none of us know at this point.
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Thread: 2021 Recruiting
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06-23-2020, 11:32 AM #91
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06-23-2020, 11:41 AM #92
Last week was the first time that schools were allowed to officially contact players in the 2022 class. X made about a dozen scholarship offers over 2 days. Guess what?.....So did just about every other school. Schools are making offers to freshman. I’ve even heard of an 8th grader getting offered. It’s become the trend for schools to offer more and more scholarships to younger and younger players. The players seem to think it means the schools actually “care” about them. Xavier still has some offers out for 2020 kids, and they have 40+ offers out for 2021. It’s a game and you can drive yourselves nuts trying to guess what 16-17-18 year old kids are going to do a year or two from now. All the recruiting gurus are doing is making a guess. It might be based on conversations they have had with family, or it might be based on rumors. Personally, I don’t place much stock in what they predict and how they say a kid is leaning. I only know that X is working hard, hopefully within the boundaries of the rules, and that they will field a team. So I’m not going to worry myself over it.
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06-23-2020, 12:39 PM #93
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Yes, context is needed. Also, we are not talking about every recruit that X has ever offered in 2021. IÂ’m not taking about recruits like Kuminga who we offered and had no shot at. IÂ’m talking about guys like Goode, Brooks, Cornish, Duncomb, Barnhitzer, Wiznitzer, Etc. Guys we put a lot of time and resources on who go other places. It is a cause for concern. Hopefully Steele can get two of Hawkins, Branham or Holt and IÂ’ll be happy. Hopefully that happens and we donÂ’t have to look at plan B and C guys. SteeleÂ’s last two classes have been pretty solid but we canÂ’t afford to have a weak class if we have aspirations of going to the final four in the near future.
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06-23-2020, 12:49 PM #94
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06-23-2020, 12:54 PM #95
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I am an irrational fan or a troll because I am concerned about the 2021 class?
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06-23-2020, 01:22 PM #96
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06-23-2020, 01:38 PM #97
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Xavier always goes to the NCAA tournament...Projecting anything less than that this season feels like folly--Eamonn Brennan, ESPN (Summer Shootaround, 2012)
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06-23-2020, 01:51 PM #98
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he seems like a little of both. But i can't blame anyone for being concerned about the '21 class at this point, because they have missed on everyone they wanted so far. Still quite a few out there though. Hopefully Xavier can land 2 really good ones. Don't need quantity with this class, but always need quality.
I personally am not too concerned yet, but probably will be if we don't have anyone by the time late August/September comes around though.
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06-23-2020, 01:57 PM #99
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Let me re-phrase. I wish Xavier would have more than enough recruits and have them battle it out for playing time. That's the best case scenario. But that happens less and less - and less.
I will also admit that the lack of recruits worries me. We're not landing guys, but we're also not seeing a bunch that are very strongly leaning towards X. Most classes have 1-2 guys that we pretty much know are coming.
It just seems we don't land our priority 1A guy very often over the past 5 years.
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06-23-2020, 03:17 PM #100
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