Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - Coach Toby Whittaker: A Coach's Dreams (FBCB)

MoonlightGraham · 05-13-2024, 08:16 AM

November 1, 2043
Decision Day

Coach Whittaker's first foray into recruiting is successful, as Rochester gains the commitments of both players we've offered!

Russel Hall projects as a key member of our backcourt rotation, at the very least. My predecessor recruited two good guards last year, Rob Teran and Lewis Ligon, so we shouldn't need Russel to step into the starting five immediately. He's a reliable ballhandler and passer, and he is a willing, predatory defender.

We don't have nearly as many young big men, so Joe McCauley could make an impact very quickly. If we're right about his ability to rebound and block shots, he'll be a fearsome presence in the UAA before he's done. We outbid St. Francis for Joe's services, and he also likes Bucknell, who didn't offer him.

I did an experiment to see how much difference there might be in the abilities of the best scouts and those who are...not so good. I had Rochester's staff evaluate Messiah Lynch, who was high on Villanova's call list at the beginning of the summer.

Here's how Villanova's scout, with a rating of 100, evaluated Messiah:

Code:

Attributes:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Current:    73  60  81  66  40  30  17  14  23  45  40  46  77  53  80  57
 Potential:   B   B   A   A   C   D   D   D   B   C   C   C

And here's how Rochester's 37-rated scout evaluated him:

Code:

Attributes:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Current:    58  60  70  84  40  30  33  14  12  44  26  47  92  65  96  57
 Potential:   B   B   B   A   C   C   C   D   D   C   B   C

A sample size of one is hardly conclusive, but it appears the two scouts agree fairly well about what kind of player Messiah will be. Their potential ratings only differ once by more than one letter grade; Villanova thinks Messiah will be considerably better at post defense than Rochester does.

It will be interesting to see whose evaluations are more accurate once Messiah arrives at Chestnut Hill to begin his Boston College career.

05-13-2024, 08:16 AM	#6
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	November 1, 2043 Decision Day Coach Whittaker's first foray into recruiting is successful, as Rochester gains the commitments of both players we've offered! Russel Hall projects as a key member of our backcourt rotation, at the very least. My predecessor recruited two good guards last year, Rob Teran and Lewis Ligon, so we shouldn't need Russel to step into the starting five immediately. He's a reliable ballhandler and passer, and he is a willing, predatory defender. We don't have nearly as many young big men, so Joe McCauley could make an impact very quickly. If we're right about his ability to rebound and block shots, he'll be a fearsome presence in the UAA before he's done. We outbid St. Francis for Joe's services, and he also likes Bucknell, who didn't offer him. I did an experiment to see how much difference there might be in the abilities of the best scouts and those who are...not so good. I had Rochester's staff evaluate Messiah Lynch, who was high on Villanova's call list at the beginning of the summer. Here's how Villanova's scout, with a rating of 100, evaluated Messiah: Code: Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 73 60 81 66 40 30 17 14 23 45 40 46 77 53 80 57 Potential: B B A A C D D D B C C C And here's how Rochester's 37-rated scout evaluated him: Code: Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 58 60 70 84 40 30 33 14 12 44 26 47 92 65 96 57 Potential: B B B A C C C D D C B C A sample size of one is hardly conclusive, but it appears the two scouts agree fairly well about what kind of player Messiah will be. Their potential ratings only differ once by more than one letter grade; Villanova thinks Messiah will be considerably better at post defense than Rochester does. It will be interesting to see whose evaluations are more accurate once Messiah arrives at Chestnut Hill to begin his Boston College career.