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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2332821, member: 488"] Of the 22 players that were ranked ahead of him in the 2015 class (rivals), only four of them are playing college basketball next season. Given the fact that he'll turn 22 in December, he's essentially the oldest talented player in the country. So this doesn't need to be over-complicated - he has a chance to be really good. But more goes into it then just that. Things like hype, exposure, and team success play a big role. Shabazz was basically the same player as a junior that he was as a senior (postseason notwithstanding) and he went from an afterthought to a first team all-American. Jalen has a couple things working against him that will have nothing to do with how good he actually is: 1. The team is unlikely to be really good - they could be good, but it's unlikely they'll truly be in the mix. 2. Even if we are good, there might be a lag effect in him being recognized because of the fact that we're coming off the worst season in the modern era of the program and play in the AAC (a conference, by the way, that gets more exposure than people think, just not nearly as much as the ACC, big ten, etc.) 3. He isn't currently much of an NBA prospect, so whereas a guy like Ben Simmons or Fultz can generate a ton of buzz even on bad teams, Jalen won't have that luxury. He can overcome the team being so so or not being a great NBA prospect, but probably not both. If a kid like Jawun Evans can do what he did last year and not make an all-American team, it's going to be tough for Jalen. [/QUOTE]

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