I'm sorry poison I disagree I don't think he is a big loss. I could be wrong but I doubt it
You don't have to get every NYC high school star, but you need to get your share. Don't get me wrong, I think 99% of these NYC are entitled overrated punks, not all of them. When you focus on a Queens kid, and he bolts for Cincinnati, you have either dropped the ball recruiting, or someone(s) is cheating.
For Cincinnati to land any coveted New Yorker, something fishy must be going on.
Jermaine probably thinks he's one and done material, and he might be.
It looks like we'll have returning; a potential 1st/2nd team all conference forward in Jakarr who scored 15ppg as a frosh, a vastly improved Dom Pointer, and an experienced role player in Garrett. Plus, Obekpa who's a qausi- power forward. And, assuming nothing ridiculous happens, we'll have a junior shooting guard who avgs 20ppg, and takes 15+ shots a night.
At forward Cincy returns Rubles and Justin Jackson who are 5pt/5reb guys, and Shaq Thomas who barely plays.
Plus their 2nd and 3rd leading scorers Cashmere Wright and Parker are set to graduate. And, it's not out of the question Kilpatrick goes into the draf this year..
It's not ridiculous to think Jermaine gets more touches and to showcase himself more at Cincinnatti next year. Would he play meaningful minutes for us? Of course. But there are only so many shots and minutes to go around. Moe and Jakarr both came here and got all the minutes and shots they could handle... and it helped them look like studs. JL probably wants to do the same.