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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Talking hoops recruiting
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech basketball coach Paul Hewitt just inked one of the nation’s best recruiting classes, getting signatures from Javaris Crittenton, Thaddeus Young, Brad Sheehan and Zachery Peacock. It’s a terrific haul that is the best at Tech since Kenny Anderson, Malcolm Mackey and Darryl Barnes signed in 1989.
But what does it mean?
Hewitt said a lot of stock is put into ratings, and he’s right. And he points this out, too: last year’s group of seniors — B.J. Elder, Anthony McHenry, Isma’il Muhammed and Luke Schenscher — along with transfer Will Bynum and junior Jarrett Jack, wasn’t very highly regarded coming out of high school. Still, they didn’t leave until advancing to the Natinal Championship game. Jack, of course, became a first-round draft pick.
So, how much stock do you put into the No. 7 national rating garnered by this new class? Does it spell success?
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