Posted by shoe3 on 5/8/2018 6:20:00 PM (view original):
Posted by mbriese on 5/8/2018 5:17:00 PM (view original):
Posted by kingsallday on 5/8/2018 5:09:00 PM (view original):
When has Duke lost recruiting battles to D2 and D3 schools in HD? Honest question but it would surprise me if it is common for high prestige D1 schools to lose to D2 and D3.
It's incredibly common for high D1 schools to go after recruits that are currently considering D2 recruits in the second recruiting session and lose. Theoretically, if a PG is committed to a D2 bottomfeeder they would still jump at the chance if Duke called them at the last minute and offered a scholarship, but that doesn't happen in HD.
Keep in mind, by “going after”, we mean giving enough attention to offer a scholarship, but having spent all resources on higher priorities, gambling that the lower division team has not established a foothold on the emergency backup option.
When effort is even, there is no dice roll. When the effort is something north of minimal, there is rarely a dice roll, though fighting off already-invested, high level D2 schools may sometimes require more than a couple visits.
This is what I was trying to get at, that there isn't really a "battle" happening between the D1 and D2 teams. In the "real world", it's true that a recruit would never sign for a D2 team over Duke. In real life, Duke dominates recruiting. This year, Duke signed the #1 PG, #1 SG, #1 SF, #7 SF, and #1 PF. Last season, Duke signed the #2 PG, #3 SG, #14 SG, #20 SF, and #1 PF. Since 2015, Duke has signed at least 3 players rated in the top 5 at their positions. I would assume that this is not the direction WIS is trying to go in, especially since evening the odds a little bit and also by eliminating conference bonus cash.