LTVU wrote:It is Ja'quan Newton. And while he may be a star, it was apparent that Jay only wanted one guard for next year and Booth was the one that pulled the trigger first.
TheHall wrote:Isn't Newton a PG while Booth is a SG, so why the need for either or, Nova had plenty of ships at the time. Also I can't see how if Wright actually thought he had a choice between the 2 why he wouldn't have waited for the hometown star. According to ESPN Booth verbaled on July 30 while it only took Newton one more week (Aug 7) to verbal to Miami. It's always bad publicity for local schools when a local star like Newton leaves the area. FWIW watching Booth this year he seems just as good a player as Newton with plenty of upside too IMO.
CTYankee10 wrote:Hall - I can corroborate what Gumby is saying. It was one or the other, and in fact Newton actually did want to go to Nova but he dragged out his commitment until it was too late and Phil Booth had already committed. I find it refreshing - with the 2013, 14, and 15 classes I feel more comfortable that the types of recruits that are committing are ones that truly love the atmosphere and team aspect. Although not the marquee names always, they will constantly be guys from 40-100 that can contribute on day 1 and mature nicely into all-league talent by years 3 and 4.
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