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RE: Decourcey: Power 5 Gap Now Noticeable In Hoops
(02-14-2018 04:31 PM)CliftonAve Wrote: http://www.sportingnews.com/amp/ncaa-bas...ssion=true
In a nutshell, Mike argues "the worst teams in major conferences no longer stink". The schools in the P5 have such a disparity in resources that the strong recruits are choosing even the worst P5 schools over non P5 programs. There are several quotes from recruiting analysts who indicate the recruits are well aware of the "levels" and want to play at the "highest level"/P5.
He does state with the exception of UC, UConn, Wichita State and Gonzaga the rest are pretty much screwed.
There is absolutely cause to be concerned. This statistic is pretty damning...
Quote:In 1998, 67 percent of the top 100 prospects – as measured by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) -- committed to teams in the nation’s top six conferences: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12.
By 2007, that percentage had increased to 89 percent.
In 2017, it was 95 percent.
That is why it is so critical for Memphis and UConn to revive their programs because right now the AAC is viewed as a 2nd tier league even though statistically they are a stronger league than the PAC-12 this year. It is absolutely hurting Cincinnati on the recruiting trail. Many top 150 prospects won't even consider Cincinnati because they don't play in the ACC or B1G. The UA, instead of Nike, affiliation probably hurts us a lot too but nothing we can do about that (hopefully the FBI comes down hard on the major Nike schools but they probably won't).
(This post was last modified: 02-14-2018 06:40 PM by UCbball21.)
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