Re: Time Warner is not the problem

[Mick Bergman]

> From what I remember (this was 2 or 3 months back) he said that
Satterfield wasn't quite top 100 when he committed to UC. By the time
Cronin was done pumping him up he was a top 5 PG and a HS All American.
Yes, he was a great get for UC, but when he committed to UC he wasn't
considered quite the player he was after signing the dotted line.

As I said earlier, I am not worried about Cronin's recruiting. He will
be get the job done, no doubt in my mind. The only question is when.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:41 PM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem

I don't question Cronin's honesty or your memory but Kenny Satterfield
was a
star point guard in NYC, and was considered a great catch for the UC
program.  He was on everyone's radar screen, one of the 2 best point's
in
the City, and was thought of as a potential McD player before his senior
season started (wasn't his high school ranked first or second in the
nation
for 2/3 years?).  If you recall he was going around the summer camps
before
his senior year started "recruiting" and we all thought it was great -
he
was the single biggest influence in getting Lenny Stokes to sign, and
then
Lenny beat him out for POY in NY State.

As to high school rankings - basketball and football are entirely
different.
I won't argue with people who say there are just too many football
players
for the rankings to be meaningful, but that simply isn't true in hoops.
Sure there are those that slip through the cracks, and those that
overrated,
but it's interesting to note how many schools in the last 2 decades that
have won the national championship without at least 1 McD on their
roster
(almost none).  The high school kids play all year round, not just for
their
schools, but for their AAU teams and at summer camps, so they can be
seen
playing with and against the best players in the nation.  I have to hope
he
will get top talent, but if you're really going to rely on Cronin
filling a
team full of kids who are ranked 150-300 and hoping for the best, I
suggest
that we will perpetual bottom feeders in the BEast.

Richard K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mick Bergman" <address@hidden>
To: "UC Basketball Forum" <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem


As Mick Cronin said to a bunch of BearcatInsider members over the
summer,
recruiting rankings mean nothing.

He told a story about Kenny Satterfield barely being on the radar for
recruiting rankings, but after he committed to UC Cronin start pumping
him
to the media. By the end of his senior year he was a HS All American.

Honestly, I don't care what the guys are ranked. I just want to see UC
win
when the season starts. Thus far Cronin is 0-0. I also think UC is more
likely looking at 2008 before Cronin can really get his guys, as 2007
guys
were pretty picked over by the time he was named UC head coach.

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In a message dated 10/2/2006 11:20:46 A.M. Central Standard Time,
address@hidden writes:

. In  the  next couple years he will
bring in big time recruits.



Sounds good! Mick has 3 scholarships for 07 and already  has a commit
from a
player who if he stays away from previous injuries  could move into the
top
200 by next spring. Now if he can sign 2 more players  who can be or are
in
the
top 200 we will be well on our way.  Don