In Reply to: Lack of talent in 2026 class creates unique recruiting and roster posted by mh on July 23, 2025 at 11:20:27
A significant passage in the article:
No. 1-ranked Stokes is the only prospect in the 2026 class whose talent matches the top end of the last two classes and who can produce at a similar elite level when he gets going. But Stokes is still inconsistent and isn't nearly as reliable when it comes to driving winning. Paired with another five-star in Crowe Jr., Stokes and the Oakland Soldiers went 3-2 at the Peach Jam and didn't even make it out of pool play.
I watched some of these Peach Jam games. (They are on the NBA app if you're interested.) If a team with two of the five highest rated players can't win against high school competition, then how can one expect them to be immediate difference makers at the college level? So anyone complaining about Cronin's high school recruiting needs to understand that getting experienced transfers is much more important.