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Prospects Nation seems to rank our '14 and '15 kids more conservatively overall than do the other rating services.
For some examples: Ekmark at #26 overall, Williams at 19, Boykin at 12. But even if you take the PN perspective as gospel, things look pretty darn good. Here is how they rank our kids at their specific positions as designated by PN:
Collier as #2 Forward, Boykin as #4F, Samuelson as #1 Wing, WIlliams as #2 Guard, Ekmark as #3G,
and Edwards as #4 Point. So, even from the most conservative "take" I've found on these two classes, we have six kids ranked, as an average, at approximately #2.5 for the four positions covered......none worse than 4th in their respective classes.....and all that on the SAME team for three years.
Now, factor in for those two groups that Nurse did not appear to be included, probably by virtue of not playing in the US, and Butler was not included because she is a collegian. We can put Nurse in at the Point position as the #1 PG in Canada without much question, given that she is already on their national team......so that should strengthen the rating score at that position. Butler can be inserted at the Center/Post position....6'5" Frosh of Year for Big east and #5 rebounder in country already.....suggests a very decent ranking at that final slot.
All in all: mighty! (And there are two other classes of terrific young women on the same squad.) Yeh, I know we all know all this, but I'm pumped and thought you might find interesting this different way of looking at the same exciting picture.
For some examples: Ekmark at #26 overall, Williams at 19, Boykin at 12. But even if you take the PN perspective as gospel, things look pretty darn good. Here is how they rank our kids at their specific positions as designated by PN:
Collier as #2 Forward, Boykin as #4F, Samuelson as #1 Wing, WIlliams as #2 Guard, Ekmark as #3G,
and Edwards as #4 Point. So, even from the most conservative "take" I've found on these two classes, we have six kids ranked, as an average, at approximately #2.5 for the four positions covered......none worse than 4th in their respective classes.....and all that on the SAME team for three years.
Now, factor in for those two groups that Nurse did not appear to be included, probably by virtue of not playing in the US, and Butler was not included because she is a collegian. We can put Nurse in at the Point position as the #1 PG in Canada without much question, given that she is already on their national team......so that should strengthen the rating score at that position. Butler can be inserted at the Center/Post position....6'5" Frosh of Year for Big east and #5 rebounder in country already.....suggests a very decent ranking at that final slot.
All in all: mighty! (And there are two other classes of terrific young women on the same squad.) Yeh, I know we all know all this, but I'm pumped and thought you might find interesting this different way of looking at the same exciting picture.