Originally Posted by OSU Flyer
I think it's a big domino effect. Duke loses their McDonald's All American prospect to the draft. Duke then moves on and gets the guard that NC State was after. NC State goes and gets the guard Clemson was after. Clemson then goes and offers Jordan Davis
Duke going further down the recruiting list pushes the rest of the ACC down until they get into the pool players Dayton is after
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Originally Posted by CE80
Isn't the overall pool of players large enough and the pool of one and dones small enough that by the time things trickle down to UD, there really won't be that significant of a difference?
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Originally Posted by UDEE79
the truly special players are the ones that make the blue bloods great. if the creme de la creme goes G league or overseas the gap in talent betweens the Blue Bloods and Us will decrease.
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I believe the last point is closest to reality. The guys that go to Duke, UNC, Kansas, etc. are the 1 in 1,000 or maybe 10,000 guys. The gap between that tier of schools and the next tier will close. The talent pool entering college is a pyramid, not a square. The talent we are able to recruit is based on a number of factors that determine where we are in that pyramid. (plenty of other posts on those topics)
Overall the impact is lowering the water level of talent. We're still a small fish in the water compared to those schools. That's just where we are until we put together an extended run of uninterrupted success.
