2018 Recruiting Class Could Be The Best Yet

[CoachK]

well even after the pickups, the Big East still has only 7 4 star players this class according to 247 composite this cycle. That's down pretty big from last year at this time.

Dude, you must be an absolute blast at parties.

[ConnersvilleBulldog]

well even after the pickups, the Big East still has only 7 4 star players this class according to 247 composite this cycle. That's down pretty big from last year at this time.

Which is still 5 more than the AAC, for those counting at home.

[Irishdawg]

well even after the pickups, the Big East still has only 7 4 star players this class according to 247 composite this cycle. That's down pretty big from last year at this time.

[adoraz]

Big East has 6 recruits in the top 63, 50% more than any other year since the new league formed. There are 128 recruits at 4/5*, with one Big East recruit at #123. Oh, and those top 63 figures for prior years are the FINAL numbers vs the still in progress 2018 number.

Now while it is true that we have stuck to the 4/5* 247 composite rankings (and still are in this above post, just outlining how top heavy the class is), Stever has spent the past 4/5 years applying a million different filters to make the Big East look bad. Something tells me Stever knew how great the top 6/7 of the class is, but his sole purpose is to troll so he didn't mention this.

Seriously Stever, you are a joke. Misleading posts by you should be banned. Yes 7 total 4/5* recruits may be down from the same time last year, but you intentionally omitted important information.

[jfan]

Another clear point is that the BE picked up 2 4* top 100 players in one night. A real fan of the BE would have noted how great that was, not the BS Stever/Crawfish posted. This from a supposed Georgetown fan, one of the teams with a 4* pickup. Stever is a joke!

[DudeAnon]

2018 is looking down though. Xavier has missed on all their top targets and so has Villanova. The only school really over-achieving for 2018 is Providence.

[GumbyDamnit!]

2018 is looking down though. Xavier has missed on all their top targets and so has Villanova. The only school really over-achieving for 2018 is Providence.

Yeah The Nova whiffed big time. Only pulled in a top 40 kid in Swider and a Top 75 kid in Slater.

[stever20]

Big East has 6 recruits in the top 63, 50% more than any other year since the new league formed. There are 128 recruits at 4/5*, with one Big East recruit at #123. Oh, and those top 63 figures for prior years are the FINAL numbers vs the still in progress 2018 number.

Now while it is true that we have stuck to the 4/5* 247 composite rankings (and still are in this above post, just outlining how top heavy the class is), Stever has spent the past 4/5 years applying a million different filters to make the Big East look bad. Something tells me Stever knew how great the top 6/7 of the class is, but his sole purpose is to troll so he didn't mention this.

Seriously Stever, you are a joke. Misleading posts by you should be banned. Yes 7 total 4/5* recruits may be down from the same time last year, but you intentionally omitted important information.

Um, what are you talking about. The 2014 class(that you love to forget in all of these discussions for some reason) had 5 recruits in the top 63, plus 65 and 68. Oh, and right now, the Big East has 5 recruits in the top 63. 34 Hauser Marquette 43 Swider Nova 48 Duke PC 49 Reeves PC 55 Slater Nova. Campbell is gone from DePaul.....

I think like DuneAnon said, this class is looking down compared to other years. Anyone objectively looking at it would say that.

[DudeAnon]

2018 is looking down though. Xavier has missed on all their top targets and so has Villanova. The only school really over-achieving for 2018 is Providence.

Yeah The Nova whiffed big time. Only pulled in a top 40 kid in Swider and a Top 75 kid in Slater.

I don't follow your recruiting that much, but 40 and 75 seems a little underwhelming for a program 1 year removed from a National Championship.

[GumbyDamnit!]

2018 is looking down though. Xavier has missed on all their top targets and so has Villanova. The only school really over-achieving for 2018 is Providence.

Yeah The Nova whiffed big time. Only pulled in a top 40 kid in Swider and a Top 75 kid in Slater.

I don't follow your recruiting that much, but 40 and 75 seems a little underwhelming for a program 1 year removed from a National Championship.

Thanks for your concern. But honestly if JW can bring in 2 quality players every year, I’m happy. There’s only one ball and there is already loads of talent on the team (with no seniors). So what’s the point in bringing in a class of 4 or 5 kids if they are not going to play? Either way I wouldn’t characterize a recruiting cycle with 2 Top 75 kids as “missing their target.” Maybe we need to expect more as VU fans so we can compete better in the league.