Originally Posted by
Kedsy
Well, I never saw the list of our targets to see who was on top, but my guess is Kyle, G, Mason, and Kyrie could all be called our top target for their year.
Frankly, I'm not sure HB was our "top" target. It seems clear to me that Kyrie (the #4 ranked player of the class who plays a position we desperately need) was, or at least should have been, a more important target than Barnes (the #1 ranked player who plays a position at which we have other excellent options).
And do you really think the teams that go to the Final Four all have the most talent? Because history (both past and recent) suggests otherwise.
Why would African-American backcourt players like it here but not frontcourt players? How can that be a racial thing? And, by the way, Shelden was a senior in 2006 and Patterson was a freshman in 2007, so your "ages" are pretty short. Also, Josh Hairston is ranked higher than Roscoe Smith, is African-American, and has already signed his letter of intent, so if I did think there was anything to your theory, I don't know how Roscoe Smith changes anything.
Kyrie is ranked #4 by the RSCI. G was #10. However, neither of them are frontcourt players, which is what the previous poster was attempting to theorize about.
Oh, please. I don't want to know how an aura can drown, but I do think it's important in your sixth post to clarify that you don't want Coach K to step down. Oh, by the way, Kyrie Irving is a difference-making recruit.
(ok, I admit I am getting a little cranky; I probably should sign off for awhile)