As expected, things picked up on the recruiting front over the past week and that will continue into next week with the decisions from Rahsool Diggins and Angelo Brizzi. Brizzi is widely expected to pick Nova and become the fourth member of the 2021 class while Diggins appears to be headed elsewhere.
The Cats currently have the second-ranked class in the country with the commitments of Nnanna Njoku, Trey Patterson, and Jordan Longino. The addition of Brizzi would further solidify a very important class for the Cats. While we have to wait for the official word from Diggins and Brizzi, I'm curious as to what happens after those two come off the board and I'd love to hear from you on what you expect to happen and/or what you'd like to see happen.
I'm of the mind that even if things shake out the way we expect over the next few days and Brizzi joins the class that Nova will still make an effort to get a fifth commitment in the class but just listening to some talk around the recruiting world I get the sense I'm in the minority with that thought. The two big candidates for that fifth scholarship would be Stevie Mitchell and Trevor Keels. The question with Mitchell would be would he be interested in committing even with the addition of Brizzi as they are both lead guards. As for Keels, it would seem he would have a better shot at earning early playing time regardless of roster makeup thanks to Villanova's system.
I think the addition of either player would be beneficial. With Mitchell, it never hurts to have another capable ballhandler. Meanwhile, Keels is an impressive talent who could provide more punch on the wing and give Wright some versatility in lineup construction. Villanova is thought to be in a great position with Keels.
Again, I'd like to see the Cats add a fifth player to the class and my gut tells me they will make a push to do so. But again, I seem to be in the minority there. The uncertainty with the coronavirus is playing a part in my thinking as well. The 2022 class has already lost an entire spring/summer of evaluation and there are serious questions as to what the 2020-21 high school season will look like. Will it even get played? If it does, will coaches be able to evaluate players in person? We just don't know. Furthermore, we can't know what next spring and summer will look like. The hope is that there will be a vaccine at that point, but if we've learned anything from the past three months it's that it is silly to make any assumptions about the virus and its effects on life. With that in mind, I think it would be wise to take the extra commitment in 2021 with a known commodity, reducing pressure to have a perfect 2022 class amid the uncertainty.
What do you all think will happen? What do you want to happen? Should the Cats stand pat with Njoku, Patterson, Longino, and presumably Brizzi or should they try to add Keels or Mitchell? I have the feeling we'll dig deeper into this once we see for certain what happens with Diggins and Brizzi, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the situation.
The Cats currently have the second-ranked class in the country with the commitments of Nnanna Njoku, Trey Patterson, and Jordan Longino. The addition of Brizzi would further solidify a very important class for the Cats. While we have to wait for the official word from Diggins and Brizzi, I'm curious as to what happens after those two come off the board and I'd love to hear from you on what you expect to happen and/or what you'd like to see happen.
I'm of the mind that even if things shake out the way we expect over the next few days and Brizzi joins the class that Nova will still make an effort to get a fifth commitment in the class but just listening to some talk around the recruiting world I get the sense I'm in the minority with that thought. The two big candidates for that fifth scholarship would be Stevie Mitchell and Trevor Keels. The question with Mitchell would be would he be interested in committing even with the addition of Brizzi as they are both lead guards. As for Keels, it would seem he would have a better shot at earning early playing time regardless of roster makeup thanks to Villanova's system.
I think the addition of either player would be beneficial. With Mitchell, it never hurts to have another capable ballhandler. Meanwhile, Keels is an impressive talent who could provide more punch on the wing and give Wright some versatility in lineup construction. Villanova is thought to be in a great position with Keels.
Again, I'd like to see the Cats add a fifth player to the class and my gut tells me they will make a push to do so. But again, I seem to be in the minority there. The uncertainty with the coronavirus is playing a part in my thinking as well. The 2022 class has already lost an entire spring/summer of evaluation and there are serious questions as to what the 2020-21 high school season will look like. Will it even get played? If it does, will coaches be able to evaluate players in person? We just don't know. Furthermore, we can't know what next spring and summer will look like. The hope is that there will be a vaccine at that point, but if we've learned anything from the past three months it's that it is silly to make any assumptions about the virus and its effects on life. With that in mind, I think it would be wise to take the extra commitment in 2021 with a known commodity, reducing pressure to have a perfect 2022 class amid the uncertainty.
What do you all think will happen? What do you want to happen? Should the Cats stand pat with Njoku, Patterson, Longino, and presumably Brizzi or should they try to add Keels or Mitchell? I have the feeling we'll dig deeper into this once we see for certain what happens with Diggins and Brizzi, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the situation.
