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I like these posts because someone would rate someone higher because of a player they have not seen play. Pikeville would have been a better team if he had showed up, just the same as they would be a better team if they got a 6'4" solid power forward. He might be a 3 star recruit, but he wasnt the best post player at the transy camp when he played with Pikeville that day. My take after meeting him and the people that was there with him is he wanted to go to a school where he would have been the superstar on the team. That wouldnt have happened at Pikeville. He would have played, and done pretty good, but he wouldnt have been the superstar of the team.

Well of course he would rate Pikeville higher if they got the new guy, why wouldn't he? Any team around here that adds a player of his caliber would instantly become a better team, I don't care who they are.

Scotty may not have seen him in person, but the guy didn't get rated a 3-star recruit for nothing. Most of us don't get to watch every top high school recruit in person, but that doesn't mean we can't assume that they are good from the ratings. For example, have you seen Alex Legion play? I haven't, but I feel pretty confident saying UK will be a better team next year with him than they would've been without him.