Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com was asked a question in his “Meyer Mailbag” about which Kentucky recruiting class is better: 2009 or 2010?? Here is his response:
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It is pretty amazing how closely the two classes resemble each other. Both classes have four five-star prospects and two four-star prospects. Both classes are well-balanced, with all the positions covered.
By the ranking numbers, the two classes are pretty much a wash. The difference between the two, however, is the star power at the top of the 2009 class. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked prospects in the Rivals150, and both were named All-Americans as freshmen.
Kentucky’s top two recruits in the 2010 class – [URL=”http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=102889″][COLOR=#0a4ea3]Enes Kanter[/COLOR][/URL] and [URL=”http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=59767″][COLOR=#0a4ea3]Brandon Knight[/COLOR][/URL] – are ranked No. 3 and No. 6 in the Rivals150. They will be major impact players, but it is difficult to envision them having the impact that Wall and Cousins had. For this reason, I’d give the nod to the 2009 class as the better recruiting class.
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[URL=”http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1087069″]Read Entire Meyer Mailbag[/URL](It is mostly about Kentucky)
Wall and Cousins is definitely the difference in the two classes at this point. After the season begins people could change their minds about the classes. I guess more importantly, how the season ends….
