Originally Posted by
chrisheery
ESPN has almost no business doing recruiting analysis or reporting. They are terrible at it.
There is an article on ESPN insider detailing next year's lineups for Duke, Carolina, Kentucky. Only Duke's is full of players who have actually committed.
Carolina's list has Austin Rivers on it (for next year). That's just silly. They also describe Harrison Barnes as a slasher who needs to find a jump shot. Clearly, they didn't watch the Hoops Summit when he made a number of threes or the McDonald's game when he participated in the three point shooting competition. He's considered by scouts to have a smooth, consistent stroke, one of the best shooters in the class.
Kentucky's list has 4 guys on it who are undecided. Yeah, they might end up at Kentucky, but they might not too.
How can they put this stuff out there? Just throw a bunch of crap to the wall and see what sticks?