4 Star Greg Echenique

Topple that with Mcdonalds all-American Mike Rosario and possibly Devin EBanks.....and look out Big East there is about to be a new power in town.

Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

It's still a good thing Knights. Bring up your power rating and the whole conference benefits by going up also. You may not win the conference immediately but you will surely improve.

Good job RU. Just keep in mind top powers in the BE like UCONN, UL, CUSE and GTOWN bring in 4 and 5 stars on regular basis. Although I am a little skeptical of those ratings, but I will trust our coaches. If Greg Paulus from Duke can be a McD and a 5 star, many players will qualify based on that alone.

Everyone has to start at the beginning. Those players are a good start for Rutgers.

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

Ughh.. until RU win some BE games, it does not matter how many stars you got. Good job on the recruits, but let's wait until they win some on the court first.

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:Topple that with Mcdonalds all-American Mike Rosario and possibly Devin EBanks

OK, here you go:

6-10 Greg Monroe, #1 rated PF, National Player of the Year
6-10 Henry Sims, #8 rated C
6-8 Chris Braswell, #15 rated PF
6-2 Jason Clark, #18 rated SG

and an early verbal from 6-6 Hollis Thompson, #2 rated forward in 2009

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

LOL, dont worry about SU's 09 recruiting class. It more than likely will still be superior to Rutgers when its all said and done.

SF Husky Wrote:

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

Ughh.. until RU win some BE games, it does not matter how many stars you got. Good job on the recruits, but let's wait until they win some on the court first.

Well you can't win games without getting the recruits.....One step at a time....

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UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

LOL, dont worry about SU's 09 recruiting class. It more than likely will still be superior to Rutgers when its all said and done.

Just like the 08 class was "superior" as well?

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UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

LOL, dont worry about SU's 09 recruiting class. It more than likely will still be superior to Rutgers when its all said and done.

Just like the 08 class was "superior" as well?

Thats right. What tourney is Rutgers playing in btw, when was the last time Rutgers beat SU? Case closed

Congrats to Rutgers....I am not sure why so many are downplaying your class. If a kid is considered to be a 3/4 star player that usually means he can play. The rest of it depends on hard work, system and good fortune.

Look at USF's Dominique Jones. He was 'only' a 3-star recruit yet he had great first season at USF despite being a marked man most of the season on a depleted USF squad.

In contrast, look at all of SU's all americans....yet they couldn't even make the tourney.

GTOWN is certainly putting together a monster class. UCONN does not have any scholarship for next year left. UCONN will get Kemba Walker (#3 rated PG in the country) and McD for next year. We got top 5 SG Nate Miles but he has yet to qualify. Calhoun got another commit although 3 star SG to backup in case Nate Miles does not show up. Either way, we should be loaded at PG with AJ Price and Kemba Walker.

BTW, Thabeet was not rated very high. Emeka Oakafor was not even rated top 200. So those ratings don't mean much until they show up on the court.

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cuseroc Wrote:

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

LOL, dont worry about SU's 09 recruiting class. It more than likely will still be superior to Rutgers when its all said and done.

Just like the 08 class was "superior" as well?

Thats right. What tourney is Rutgers playing in btw, when was the last time Rutgers beat SU? Case closed

Shifting the topic...no one is denying RU bball sucks... but we are talking merely about recruiting....and you know RU has been recruiting along the level of syracuse lately and it seems to be killing you.

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

SF Husky Wrote:

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

TexanMark Wrote:Congrats but you realize getting 3 and 4 star talent in Big East Basketball means you are still behind. The top teams are getting 4 and 5 star talent.

Still behind? Thats funny I look at syracuse's 09 recruits and I can't seem to find any....Considering we had an almost identical class in 08 and we are off to a way better start in 09 with two four stars , I fail to see how thats being behind....Same goes for Uconn as well. I believe RU is just now starting to recruit like the top BE teams and although the others have done it longer and more consistently.....you gotta start somewhere.

Ughh.. until RU win some BE games, it does not matter how many stars you got. Good job on the recruits, but let's wait until they win some on the court first.

Well you can't win games without getting the recruits.....One step at a time....

Our 08 and 09 classes are lean due to alot of 4 and 5 star talent already there. 08 and 09 will have more role players than the previous killer classes. Look at 2010 we have one of the best kids already (I don't personally like taking kids so early though). Our team is young and 09 might be a very small class (have to see who turns pro early)...we passed on Dane Miller '09 out of Rochester. If we decide we want him we'll offer him and a great chance he'll come since Cuse is his favorite team.

Boeheim selects much like UConn, UL, and GT

CyberBull Wrote:Congrats to Rutgers....I am not sure why so many are downplaying your class. If a kid is considered to be a 3/4 star player that usually means he can play. The rest of it depends on hard work, system and good fortune.

Look at USF's Dominique Jones. He was 'only' a 3-star recruit yet he had great first season at USF despite being a marked man most of the season on a depleted USF squad.

In contrast, look at all of SU's all americans....yet they couldn't even make the tourney.

For your information, all of SU's all americans were hurt or they were also freshmen. We will be ok. And I wa not downplaying Rutgers recruits. Its good that they are picking it up in bb as well. But I took issue with the Rutgers fan talking smack about SU bb and recruiting which is dumb coming from a Rutgers fan.

DFW HOYA Wrote:

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:Topple that with Mcdonalds all-American Mike Rosario and possibly Devin EBanks

OK, here you go:

6-10 Greg Monroe, #1 rated PF, National Player of the Year
6-10 Henry Sims, #8 rated C
6-8 Chris Braswell, #15 rated PF
6-2 Jason Clark, #18 rated SG

and an early verbal from 6-6 Hollis Thompson, #2 rated forward in 2009

I cringe everytime I see the name Greg Monroe, and that he is going to play for Georgetown. Back in the 80s, SU had a great point guard by the name of Greg Monroe who also played in the NBA for a while. Its a bizaro world.

cuseroc Wrote:

CyberBull Wrote:Congrats to Rutgers....I am not sure why so many are downplaying your class. If a kid is considered to be a 3/4 star player that usually means he can play. The rest of it depends on hard work, system and good fortune.

Look at USF's Dominique Jones. He was 'only' a 3-star recruit yet he had great first season at USF despite being a marked man most of the season on a depleted USF squad.

In contrast, look at all of SU's all americans....yet they couldn't even make the tourney.

For your information, all of SU's all americans were hurt or they were also freshmen. We will be ok. And I wa not downplaying Rutgers recruits. Its good that they are picking it up in bb as well. But I took issue with the Rutgers fan talking smack about SU bb and recruiting which is dumb coming from a Rutgers fan.

The only reason I took shot at SU is because one of your fans gave a backhanded compliment.

UltimateCFBfan Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

CyberBull Wrote:Congrats to Rutgers....I am not sure why so many are downplaying your class. If a kid is considered to be a 3/4 star player that usually means he can play. The rest of it depends on hard work, system and good fortune.

Look at USF's Dominique Jones. He was 'only' a 3-star recruit yet he had great first season at USF despite being a marked man most of the season on a depleted USF squad.

In contrast, look at all of SU's all americans....yet they couldn't even make the tourney.

For your information, all of SU's all americans were hurt or they were also freshmen. We will be ok. And I wa not downplaying Rutgers recruits. Its good that they are picking it up in bb as well. But I took issue with the Rutgers fan talking smack about SU bb and recruiting which is dumb coming from a Rutgers fan.

The only reason I took shot at SU is because one of your fans gave a backhanded compliment.

:lmfao:Just payback from hearing the same thing from the Rutgers guys in Football.