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When Aldridge decided to withdraw from the NBA draft, he gave Texas the best recruiting class in the nation -- one that might even make Longhorns fans forget about football .... Tubby Smith filled all his needs and then some with 3 McDonald's All Americans signed in the Spring. Bradley would have made the top 100 if all the services included 5th year players (rather than breaking them out separately). A great haul for the Jayhawks who got some late additions in Galindo and Giles, which helped cushion the blow of losing David Padgett. The Bruins added a couple of burger boys and a pair of excellent supporting players to combine for an outstanding class. IU had the best bunch of incoming freshman in the country until Josh Smith decided to go pro. There's still plenty to like with this group, though, which is long on both quantity and quality. UConn lost some great players from last season's outstanding crew but reloaded nicely with possibly the best high school senior not going to the NBA (Rudy Gay). The Ducks have much to celebrate after bringing in their best class in ages. Billy Donavon has decided to focus more on complementary players rather than superstars with this class but there is still more than enough depth here to make this a very strong group. The Cards were hit especially hard when their top 5 ranked high scholar and top 5 ranked Juco decided to go pro. Rick Pitino recovered nicely in picking up Palacios in the Spring making this still an excellent class nevertheless. The Tigers should have plenty to look forward to with this bunch.. |
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