Duke managed to edge out Villanova (!) and Gonzaga (!) for the services of SoCal super-prep Taylor King (2007). His coach mentioned North Carolina finished fourth. This was revealed at the local FSN channel and then spread through the wire.
In retrospect, his early commitment to UCLA had been a marriage of convinience for King (didn't have to worry about recruiting) and Ben Howland (just hired at UCLA, gets a splashy future commit). But after surpring people with his talent level and actually living up to expectations he decided he wanted to play somewhere more "fun".
Villanova is already receiving dividends from their NCAA run last year and the 05-06 season. This is a great sign for Jay Wright - being in the Top 3 and ahead of UNC for a SoCal prospect.
Gonzaga is also huge, as now they can sell the "Adam Morrisson" angle to potential versatile forwards (such as Taylor King).
Another interesting pattern is the cycle of Duke and North Carolina. UNC has a super 2006 class, Duke is building towards a super 2007 class. Carolina was the top team in the country in 2004-05, Duke is the top team in 2005-06. Their recruiting seems to follow the same pattern. Interesting...
Monday, January 23, 2006
Duke is King in 2007?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment