Oh Fitzie. Way off base. Let me add some observations and some factual basis since you need some basketball education. To compete against the best of the Big 10, you need athleticism. That is the new culture at NU and BTW, it is working.
For example, if we are going to beat MSU, you need athletes. MSU has more 4 and 5 star athletes than anyone in the Big 10. Let's use a concrete example and compare Anthony Gaines v. Robbie Carmody at the 2-guard position and who has a higher ceiling like a really scout or basketball analyst should do and would make this site I lot more interesting instead of throwing out baseless opinions. From what I have read and from the brief snippets of video I have seen, people immediately describe athleticism at the top of Gaines' skill set and not Carmody. From the video and scouting website's description, strength is a major characteristic of Gaines. That is the basis for my conclusion that I like the recruitment of Gaines more than a player like Gaines over Carmody. I think Gaines is a better matchup v. an athletic high 4-star player like MSU's Langford who was a top 30 player out of high school or UM's Charles Matthews who was a top 30 player out of high school who was a top 30-50 player out of high school than Robbie Carmody. Those are the teams NU will be competing against if they want to achieve their goal of getting to the top of the Big 10. I'll put my chips with Gaines and you put yours with Carmody and let's see where our basketball evaluation skills measure up. That does not mean I am panning on Carmody, but that means I am objectively looking at the facts and making a conclusion. Next!
