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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3260082, member: 1414"]
I think everyone is missing the point here.

Tennessee just went to a final four with all 3 star kids.  Wichita State has relied almost entirely on 3 stars.  VanVleet was the #92 ranked kid by ESPN, but he's also a solid NBA PG now.  Remember Landry Shamet?  Nice player right, 3 star not top 100.  Gonzaga is now recruiting well, but Few built that program on under-recruited kids and internationals. Aubrey Dawkins was a hell of a player for UCF last year, he was #396 when he went to Michigan.  Rob Gray at Houston, not top 100, went JUCO.  Armoni Brooks, 3 star, not top 100.

The point about Hurley is that he made URI a top 25 team without recruiting the kinds of kids he's brought to UConn (Adams aside).   I think Terrell and Harris were his only top 100 guys.  That tells me he has an eye for under-recruited kids who can be coached up and become contributors.  Calhoun was similar.  I look at guys like Gaffney and Bouknight and I'm pretty sure their ranking doesn't tell the story of what they can become.   Even Adams is going to be a player.
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