I just joined D1 for the first time and my team entered recruiting with C- (was C when I applied for the job) prestige. I had a little over 60k going into recruiting and decided to cut 2 players, leaving me with 60k for 6 slots. So far I have filled 4 of them and waiting on more information to fill the other 2. Some feedbacks about  my class from D1 coaches would be appreciated:

PG | 6'0" | 194 lbs. | 3.3 GPA
Sunset HS | Encinitas, CA

PG

530

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Preferences Proximity Childhood Favorite No preference Texas Potential   Current Rating Potential     Current Rating Potential Athleticism 57 High   Perimeter 53 High Speed 49 High   Ball Handling 44 High Rebounding 1 Low   Passing 51 Average Defense 43 High   Stamina 68 Average Shot Blocking 14 Low   Durability 62 Low Low-post 15 Low   FT Shooting   Average

C | 6'5" | 215 lbs. | 3.0 GPA
Butler HS | Huntsville, AL

C

520

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Preferences Proximity Childhood Favorite No preference Central Florida Potential   Current Rating Potential     Current Rating Potential Athleticism 79 High   Perimeter 11 Average Speed 27 High   Ball Handling 25 Low Rebounding 54 High   Passing 14 High Defense 79 High   Stamina 55 High Shot Blocking 42 Low   Durability 87 Average Low-post 26 High   FT Shooting   Average

PF | 6'7" | 224 lbs. | 2.7 GPA
Stafford HS | Stafford, TX

PF

537

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Preferences Proximity Childhood Favorite Far from Home Hofstra Potential   Current Rating Potential     Current Rating Potential Athleticism 49 High   Perimeter 41 Low Speed 44 Low   Ball Handling 35 Average Rebounding 59 High   Passing 15 High Defense 44 High   Stamina 59 High Shot Blocking 46 High   Durability 23 Average Low-post 38 High   FT Shooting   Average

PG | 5'9" | 176 lbs. | 3.0 GPA
Poinciana HS | Kissimmee, FL

PG

558

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Preferences Proximity Childhood Favorite No preference Kent St. Potential   Current Rating Potential     Current Rating Potential Athleticism 41 High   Perimeter 84 Low Speed 73 High   Ball Handling 79 Average Rebounding 1 Low   Passing 55 Low Defense 49 High   Stamina 74 Average Shot Blocking 1 Low   Durability 42 Average Low-post 1 Low   FT Shooting   High

SG | 6'1" | 191 lbs. | 3.1 GPA
Jefferson Forest HS | Forest, VA

SG

549

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Preferences Proximity Childhood Favorite No preference UCLA Potential   Current Rating Potential     Current Rating Potential Athleticism 84 Low   Perimeter 23 High Speed 57 High   Ball Handling 37 High Rebounding 9 Low   Passing 59 Average Defense 70 High   Stamina 76 Low Shot Blocking 8 Low   Durability 38 Low Low-post 17 High   FT Shooting   Average

 

Knowing work ethic would help a little but I like your class.  Don't have the time right now to give you an in-depth analysis, but it seems like something I'd do and my recruiting classes have gone relatively well so far in DI, but I've had questionable success so I don't know if I'm the best advisor.

some real nice potentials on the first two but the WE leave something to be desired.  since your team is young (haven't looked at what you have returning) you might be able to start these guys or at least give them a lot of minutes and get their work ethics up

Crowe will eventually be a really strong player. Surprised you were able to get a guy of that caliber long distance. Obviously the low we will make it slow to achieve his potential, but I think in his jr/sr seasons he'll be really good.
Slonski, I like, also a low we guy though. The low we and low stamina combo bothers me a bit. It'll also take him several seasons before he can rebound like a legit DI center. But defensively he'll be a monster. And you're really playing for 2-3 seasons from now, anyway.
On Demps, I think it depends if we're dealing with high-in a lot of those categories, or just 25 or so pts of improvement.
Rupert is very solid for a C- prestige. Not a game changer, but still a good signing.

Crowe and Slonski (wow I spelled his name Stanzi the first time... can anyone tell I live in Hawkeye nation? yuck!) will be nice players. I echo daalts thoughts on WE, I think the two players will be good but it is going to take them longer then usual to reach those levels, not that these players are bad but keep an eye on WE a bit more when looking at players potentials. I think you got two good starters and two good role players which is a very solid class.

All 4 of these guys will start right off the bat, and probably play 25-30mpg regardless of fatigue, to increase their growth and WE.

Crowe ended up being a very expensive sign (I had him through 2 days with only 2 CV and a FR start +20min) but Ohio State came in at 11am today going for a steal. I had 40k sitting by so I decided to go for a big push to sign him w/o any contention at the 5pm cycle. The irony here is that I was planning to steal 2 players away from Ohio State so I guess him coming to poach me was only fair.

My main post here is to see if there is any player I shouldn't have signed for D1; from the responses, it seems like this isn't the case. Slonski was a very cheap sign because he was only rated a little over 500, and unranked, no stars, which I guess made alot of team pass on him.

As for Crowe and Demps, should they belong on a C- team or should they be on a C+ to B- level team? Asking to get a decent sense of what kind of talent belong to what level of prestige in D1.

I didn't look closely, but it seems like a good class to grow the program with to recruit the next class when they graduate they should help you win a bunch of games against sims and since you are in a mostly ghost conference you should have a shot at CT titles in a season or 2 and start getting beat in the NT 1st...but that will improve your prestige, meaning next time around you increase your reach and go for the next level of players. I think you are on the right track by and large. The low WE guys with high pot can be frustrating to develop, but it is typical of the kinds of decent recruits you'll find at that level...

Posted by tianyi7886 on 9/20/2011 10:41:00 PM (view original):
All 4 of these guys will start right off the bat, and probably play 25-30mpg regardless of fatigue, to increase their growth and WE.

Crowe ended up being a very expensive sign (I had him through 2 days with only 2 CV and a FR start +20min) but Ohio State came in at 11am today going for a steal. I had 40k sitting by so I decided to go for a big push to sign him w/o any contention at the 5pm cycle. The irony here is that I was planning to steal 2 players away from Ohio State so I guess him coming to poach me was only fair.

My main post here is to see if there is any player I shouldn't have signed for D1; from the responses, it seems like this isn't the case. Slonski was a very cheap sign because he was only rated a little over 500, and unranked, no stars, which I guess made alot of team pass on him.

As for Crowe and Demps, should they belong on a C- team or should they be on a C+ to B- level team? Asking to get a decent sense of what kind of talent belong to what level of prestige in D1.

The are about right for where you sit right now prestige wise.  Demps is not really a legit D1 player at the moment, but with his potentials there is a lot of upside, especially with enough high highs.

I would try to redshirt him though rather than start him right of the bat.

Demp would be the ideal redshirt but I signed him with a promised start and minutes as well. 

Posted by tianyi7886 on 9/21/2011 12:31:00 AM (view original):
Demp would be the ideal redshirt but I signed him with a promised start and minutes as well. 

try to redshirt him as a soph...