Texas Coaches in-home visit Kerwin Roach

[Chris Flanagan]

247 sports is reporting that during the visit, the coaches compared Roach to Isaiah Taylor. (Note: This is a premium article).

This on top of everything other people and myself are hearing, Roach will be a Horn and will sign in November. That's my prediction.

 

[Chris Flanagan]

BTW here is their tweet mentioning the Isaiah Taylor bit on Horns247:

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[utisdabomb12]

Really tells you that recruiting analysts don't always get it right when making evaluations. It took a summer of Roach embarrassing "elite" players at camps to get some recognition. 

 

[utisdabomb12]

BTW here is their tweet mentioning the Isaiah Taylor bit on Horns247:

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

I can the see the comparison but Roach has a much better jumper. Granted, Taylor has a better mid range game. 

 

[Chris Flanagan]

Really tells you that recruiting analysts don't always get it right when making evaluations. It took a summer of Roach embarrassing "elite" players at camps to get some recognition. 

It's like Football, some develop really early and peak (*cough* 2010 *cough*) before getting to school. Some develop late in the process.

With Basketball, sophomore and junior year is the big years to get the big offers. You saw with UNC when they recruited those top tier guys that they peaked before getting to school so they have struggled to get back to elite basketball. An eye for a player that has the right attitude and talent upside is key. You need those top recruits but you must sprinkle in 3 and 4 year players that can be a consistent force on your team (ie. Jonathan Holmes). That's what gets you staying power.