When you look at Saul's recruiting class vs Christian's, the big thing that sticks out is 2 JUCOs vs 2 transfers.
Unless Kaminski's waiver comes through in the 11th hour, that is two roster spots filled by guys who cannot play on a team lacking depth. For this season, Morillo and Wigginton certainly could have helped our wings. That said, I am very, VERY happy with our current class. Taylor and Laster look like 4 year contributors on the wings and Simmons and Kaminski are both extremely talented.
My bets were on Wigginton making the most impact for us. I still think he will be very key for Buffalo this year. Between Wigginton and Beardon (freshman starting point) I think Hurley brought in a very good class for them.
I see it different, here's how I see the comparison between the two classes-
2 JUCOs vs 2 Freshmen- I don't view the JUCOs as a loss of depth because I think they compare better to the freshmen than the transfers because of their roles on the team. So with that in mind I'm already fine with Laster/RTaylor instead of Morillo/Wigginton and I'm guessing by the end of the season we'll see this as an upgrade.
Owens v Kaminski- Owens doesn't look ready to contribute this year so bringing in KK instead doesn't seem like a big loss in depth. Looking long term I'm fine with KK's next 2 years vs Owen's next 3.
Krute v Simmons- Huge upgrade. Krute was a time bomb that would have exploded on JC's watch the same way so having Simmons sit out this year is no different, but running the scout team this year and starting PG for the next 3 is a big, big upgrade.
And speaking of JC's use of JUCOs, here's the distribution of scholarships he's stuck with this year at BC-
8- Seniors
1- Junior
2- Soph
2- Fresh
that will be fun to try to even out.
Last Edited: 11/15/2014 8:00:31 AM by perimeterpost