re: If Coach Wade land this Hyatt kid ..Will the 2018 class ranking go up?

Edwards shot 46% from 3 in JUCO and made 76 3s. Most guys shooting numbers take a big drop once they go D1. There’s a lot less room to shoot in the SEC

I am too. Like I said he’s the X factor this year. His biggest impact is going to come from his defense of versatility, rebounding and transition baskets tho, not shooting. Sure he might not down some outside shots but he’s not going to be a 40% 3 point shooter.

People are forgetting that Epps and Reath shot well from 3 last year. They just sucked at everything else. If we get better at shooting 3s it’s because our big men forced teams to focus on the paint more than the perimeter and gave our guards better looks

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If Coach Wade land this Hyatt kid ..Will the 2018 class ranking go up?
FWIW the 247 guys said our class would likely move up to #2 with the addition of Hyat

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how or why did he go from being a 2019 player to now forgoing his sr year?

He graduated early and would’ve been ineligible due to age.

Also has an injury and could redshirt this year to rehab,

We just sent a freshman who got playing time last year packing. Hyatt is a done deal.

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Reading this people are just saying we're recruiting him, not that we're leading, correct?

Or has there been a report out about us leading?

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For what it is worth, Billy has said a few times over the past week that he is pretty confident in LSU getting him.

There are only 5 CB predictions on 247, with 2 for us, 2 for Rutgers, and one just put in the other day for Seton Hall. However, all the talk since his Rutgers visit at end of June has been that things were trending away from them and more towards LSU. He just finished a visit at Seton Hall (probably the reason for the one CB pick) and now he has cancelled his visit to Pitt leaving only his visit to LSU next weekend, which falls right before he makes his commitment and signs. Have to think that with LSU going last on visits and Wade allowing Rachal to walk that things with Hyatt are just about wrapped up. But of course things could always go sideways for one reason or another.

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ott seemed pretty certain today that hyatt was coming.

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Yeah, I heard that too. I just shy away from quoting anything by him as a source.

Yea, and I really liked Rachal. He may lack a little on the offensive end, but he was a hard worker and good defender. Hyatt is a good athlete and in some ways similar to Rachal. But Hyatt looks to have a better outside shot and better offensive skills. If there is one thing you can never have enough of, it's players that can fill-it-up from long range.