Class rankings are stupid and this one is volume and timing driven and should be taken with a grain of salt... but we have a top 10 recruiting class on all sites right now. This is a legit group!
Osh, if I recall correctly, Bryant McIntosh was leading his recruitment. Pair that with Boo Buie, and you got two strong examples of underrecruited confident point guards that have thrived in Collins' program. Hoping West will continue that trend.
Apparently Rivals doesn't rate 2 of the 4 commits.......
Northwestern: "I like how it is an academic school. Bryant McIntosh has been recruiting me. He is really cool. He has been talking to me a lot. We relate because we are both small white guards who have played at a high level."
Yes sir.
Rivals is a joke but I still love Lou V and the WildcatReport, especially when covering NU Recruits for hoops. Since they are committed to Northwestern, they will probably never get rated.
On the one hand, you got to respect Rivals for their integrity not winging a rating without actually evaluating the players, but on the other hand, you got to hate them for not giving a damn.
If he’s Braden Smith, that would be pretty fantastic. He’s got more of a BMac build, though, with much better hops. Hope he can be even close to the same type of player.
The hate on this board for Braden Smith is just bizarre. He is a really good player. Over-rated by the media, without a doubt. Better than Boo, no way, but this guy is not a scrub.
I don't hate him, I just think he's vastly overrated.
1. His name is Braden
I think the hate for Braden Smith stems from all the Purdue fans who seemed to think he was vastly superior to Boo. Smith became touted because he was a freshman who could survive on the court by passing the ball to Edey all night long without messing it up too much. That elevated him to stardom in his second season, though he's never really truly displayed true star playmaking ability. Yet, Purdue fans thought he was the best point guard in the league despite the guy balling out in Evanston.
I think you're right. I think Smith is good, but not any better or worse than most of the good point guards in this league. I guess we'll know soon enough just how good he is. If he truly becomes an Edey-less star, I will come here and admit it.
If I hated every player that’s fanbase overrated their own players, I would hate the whole conference.
While I understand your point, I think it was a little more intense and directed in the case of the Smith-Boo debate. Those of us at NU were debating how close Boo was in the running with Edey for best player in the conference (though I think most of us were unbiased enough to recognize Edey had the edge), but then to hear Purdue fans argue that not only was Edey better, but so was Smith put many people off, myself included. In the end, it's harmless fun.
I hated that Illinois fans felt that Shannon was better than Boo, but at least I could see the argument. My annoyance with Smith is it made no sense that anyone would think Smith was better than Boo.
You need to work on your college basketball hate skills. Here are some pointers:
