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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Thanks for the info guys! 
Several posts mention PG play. Did you miss out on a better PG on recruitment or did Self think he was fine at the position? |
IMHO (and I could be totally wrong), PG is the hardest to recruit, possibly because there aren’t a ton of “true” PGs in high school, most guards are scorers who have to learn to be a “true” PGs in college.
Looking back, a lot of the really good college PGs weren’t top 15 guys, they were in the 20s-50s. They just ended up being the ones that developed the best.
That being said, Self and company have even been getting those guys recently. Tharpe was in the 90s IIRC. Graham was unranked coming out of high school (although in the 30s after the year of prep school). I believe Mason was pretty low as well, I think the 80s?