I see a lot of Moe Harkless
Frankly, I don't see any of these players y'all have mentioned.
I recall some people claiming they saw Walter Berry in Yakwe. I say they saw and had too many happy hour beverages or need stop with the comparisons.
I only see Sidney Wilson. That's it.
He looks a little like every Cuse wing. He's the kind of kid that goes to Cuse as skinny runt and does nothing his first year and a half, looks decent to end his soph year, and then shows up heavier/stronger and a killer as a junior.
He's a good pickup, it's a little odd how people are making him out to be a star. Ponds and Simon were rated well ahead of him and Yakwe and Lovett right around him.
It's not odd that people are making him out to be a star. He's a NY player so SJU fans automatically raise his profile 10 fold.
For the record I like the pickup a lot. Just pointing out how SJU operate when it comes to hometown players.
I don't think SJU fans are pumping him up any more than usual.. We are talking about a local player who's ranked in the 60-90 range, which is quite good. We also beat out some high profile schools for him. It's a big win for us. I haven't seen anybody call him Darius Miles.
I think that everybody envisions a team with a core with this exact type of local player. Kids like Ponds, Wilson etc. It's going to be our recipe for success, if we want some sustained success.