As expected, 2020 target Jabri Abdur-Rahim announced his commitment to Virginia Wednesday evening.
That makes two Nova targets in the 2020 class that have come off the board this week, as Jaden Springer also cut the Cats from his list when he trimmed it to five.
The recent developments put the Cats in an interesting position. Only a handful of 2020 players currently hold Nova offers, and there hasn't been a whole lot of buzz on those fronts lately.
On one hand, the cupboard is pretty stacked at the moment, at least in terms of bodies. With five recruits incoming this fall plus the addition of Caleb Daniels next season after he sits a year, there's some speculation that Jay Wright and staff could elect to forgo taking a 2020 commitment altogether. The crowded roster and the fact that the Cats have been getting out 2021 offers at a good clip this summer seems to support such speculation.
However, electing to pass on the 2020 class doesn't come without risk. There is the very real possibility that Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and/or Bryan Antoine choose to enter the NBA draft after one season at Nova. Antoine's injury complicates the exercise of projecting what is NBA thinking might be. When you add in the possibility of a current player becoming unhappy with the way the rotation shakes out this season and considering a transfer and combine that with the ever-present worry over injuries it's easy to see the benefits of adding a 2020 commitment.
It will be interesting to see how Wright approaches things, and we should get a feel for his mindset over the rest of the summer as we see if offers are extended to any 2020 prospects.
Personally, I'd like to see a 2020 player come on board. There's no reason to tempt fate and run the risk of losing JRE and Antoine and a transfer, and the program has reached a level that the roster should be stacked with talent full-time anyway.
What would you like to see happen? What do you think will happen?
That makes two Nova targets in the 2020 class that have come off the board this week, as Jaden Springer also cut the Cats from his list when he trimmed it to five.
The recent developments put the Cats in an interesting position. Only a handful of 2020 players currently hold Nova offers, and there hasn't been a whole lot of buzz on those fronts lately.
On one hand, the cupboard is pretty stacked at the moment, at least in terms of bodies. With five recruits incoming this fall plus the addition of Caleb Daniels next season after he sits a year, there's some speculation that Jay Wright and staff could elect to forgo taking a 2020 commitment altogether. The crowded roster and the fact that the Cats have been getting out 2021 offers at a good clip this summer seems to support such speculation.
However, electing to pass on the 2020 class doesn't come without risk. There is the very real possibility that Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and/or Bryan Antoine choose to enter the NBA draft after one season at Nova. Antoine's injury complicates the exercise of projecting what is NBA thinking might be. When you add in the possibility of a current player becoming unhappy with the way the rotation shakes out this season and considering a transfer and combine that with the ever-present worry over injuries it's easy to see the benefits of adding a 2020 commitment.
It will be interesting to see how Wright approaches things, and we should get a feel for his mindset over the rest of the summer as we see if offers are extended to any 2020 prospects.
Personally, I'd like to see a 2020 player come on board. There's no reason to tempt fate and run the risk of losing JRE and Antoine and a transfer, and the program has reached a level that the roster should be stacked with talent full-time anyway.
What would you like to see happen? What do you think will happen?
