ESPN just posted today their top 100 prospects from the Class of 2014. It's slightly different than their earlier top 60 posting from the same class:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/ba...s/_/order/true
For instance, Duke target Tyus Jones has dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 overall -- although he's still the top point guard. Myron Metcalf has a nice article up about Jones:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/re...ege-basketball
Duke has a chance -- just a chance -- at a historically good class. Still a long way to go, but Duke's top targets include (in order of ESPN's new ranking):
1. C Jahlil Okafor
3. PG Tyus Jones
4. PF Trey Lyles
9. PF Kevon Looney
12. SF Stanley Johnson
15. SF Justise Winslow (dropped a bit from the earlier rankings)
16. SG Devin Booker
19. C Goodluck Okonobah
27. SG Grayson Allen
Of course, Allen is the only commit. As noted earlier, some talk that Okonobah may reclassify as Class of 2013 -- frankly, I think that's Duke's best chance to get him.
I'm not an insider, but I think Johnson and Booker are kind of backburner guys (even some dispute as to whether Johnson has been offered. And is the Booker offer still good after Allen's commit??) Maybe a better insider than me could answer that.
Obviously, the key to the class is to land Okafor and Jones -- they keep insisting they are a team. There are also suggestions that Winslow makes it a three-way team. Add that trio and it's a historically good class ... throw in one more big man (Duke wants two in all) -- one of Looney/Lyles or Okonobah (no matter when he arrives) -- and we can start talking about where the class ranks all-time.
That's for the future -- we've seen similar dreams crumble. Right now, Duke's haul is not nearly the best in the ACC. Among players committed to ACC schools:
UNC has three top 14 prospects: No. 8 SF Justin Johnson, No. 13 SF Theo Pinson and No. 14 PG Joel Berry
Louisville has two top 100 guys: No. 28 PG Quentin Snyder and No. 53 SF Shaqquan Aaron
Syracuse has the top ACC commit so far: No. 7 PF Chris McCullough
NC State has one top 100 guy: No. 50 SG Caleb Martin
Wake has one top 100 guys: No. 69 PG Sheldon Mitchell -- that's a big drop from his top 60 rating in the high 20s