Last week’s NBA Combine brought to mind a recent tweet by ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla. His tweet suggested that college basketball coaches should not take the ever-present lists of top prospects too seriously. The tweet implied that such lists were merely part of a cottage industry built around the insatiable interest some fans have in recruiting.
“If I were recruiting & evaluating potential college players, I would rely 95% on my eyes & my staff’s eyes, & 5% on recruiting lists,” the ESPN analyst tweeted. “No offense, but too much politics in the rankings. Plenty of under the radar guys out there.