Originally Posted by
Jumbo
Sorry, Bay Area, but I'm tired of hearing that argument. There are two issues that you are ignoring. First, Ohio State has a couple of extremely experienced upperclassmen -- Lewis and Butler -- and some other vets to aid their talented freshmen.
Secondly, and more importantly, not all players develop at the same rate. Texas got the best freshman in the country who would be playing in the league right now. And he'll be in the league in a couple of months. Duke brought in a bunch of 3- and 4-year player. One of them was ready to play right away (Scheyer) and he made All-ACC. One of them was extremely talented, but raw, and has finally blossomed in the last couple of weeks (Henderson). And the other two (Thomas and Zoubek) are clearly more long-term projects. There is no reason to think they won't be very good players down the road. But Duke's playing four key freshmen with no seniors, and a lot of these freshmen are developing at a different pace from the freshmen at, say, Ohio State or Texas. So, please, quit the "it's not an excuse at this point" crap. It's not an excuse -- it's a fact.