As I've said before, spring recruiting is like being a single guy looking to score at a bar not long before closing time.
You can say all you want that the talent is fine, but afterwards, it often isn't the case.
Kentucky (just for EG) signed the following players in the spring recruiting period:
1. Rodney Dent (1992) played in NBA several years
2. Anthony Epps (1993) was a star PG at UK for 4 years
3. Mark Pope (1993 transfer) played in NBA several years
4. Antoine Walker (1994) played in NBA 10+ years
5. Derek Anderson (1994 transfer) played in NBA 10+ years
6. Ron Mercer (1995) played in NBA 10+ years
7. Nazr Mohammed (1995) played in NBA 10+ years
8. Wayne Turner (1995) was star PG at UK for 4 years
9. Jamaal Magloire (1966) played in NBA 10+ years
10. Michael Bradley (1997) played in NBA several years
11. Gerald Fitch (2000) was 4-year starter at UK
12. Kelenna Azubuike (2002) played in NBA several years
13. Randolph Morris (2004) played in NBA several years
14. Joe Crawford (2004) was 4-year star SG at UK
15. Rajon Rondo (2004) is star PG in NBA
16. Patrick Patterson (2007) is playing in NBA
17. John Wall (2009) is playing in NBA
18. Demarcus Cousins (2009) is playing in NBA
19. Eric Bledsoe (2009) is playing in NBA
20. I could go on...
There are good recruits and not-so-good ones available EVERY spring.
