Not trying to be glib here but the best thing about new Spartan commit Devenir Duruisseau is that he has a higher ceiling, aka the possibility of getting get better.
90% or even more of all the recruits brought to Washington Square in men's basketball over the last decade or even longer have been what you see from them in their initial season is what you'll see in their final year types. The maximum expression of their hoops potential was attained either in high school or as college freshman. Skills weren't added or honed to any dramatic degree.
Come to think of it, this also applies to the physical domain. Whose body changed over his SJSU tenure? Who came in needing greater strength and then added 20-30 pounds of muscle?
Let's see what Rashad Muhammad and Jalen Jones display next season. If you see the same, worry.
have to disagree with 90 percent of recruits already peaked.. so many guys recruited here lately have been the "potential" types.. jaleel williams, van kirk, alec brown, matt pollard, joe henson ETC..
ReplyDeleteLet be clearer as I think there is a misunderstanding.
DeleteYes, prospects were brought in as potential types but reality proved they peaked in high school. Joe Henson et al were not any better in their final years than their initial years at SJSU. To his credit, Jaleel has improved but isn't at the level of really being a starter on a winning MWC squad.