Scottie Barnes discusses his skill development, recent and upcoming visits - and when he might commit.
basketballrecruiting.rivals.com
A good article with a couple of good points:
CE: Do you want to sign early?
SB: I am probably going to commit sometime in November, or even late October.
CE: Miami is home, so what do they mean to you?
SB: Yeah, that is home. They are basically an hour away from my house.
(Jim) Larranaga is there, he is a good guy, him and
(Chris) Caputo, I hear from all the time and I text hem a lot. They really show a lot of interest in me, but I know going there, it would be very special to play right by my home and my parents could be at all of my games, so that would be really special and also be different from other players to go there.
I will admit that I am all in on Scottie Barnes coming to Miami, even for 1 year as Miami needs to get the in-state 5 star kids on the roster. I thought I read that he was committing in the Spring of 2020 so to read that he will sign early is very interesting. Very interesting. It kills my Kam McGusty is turning pro so Scottie can take his scholarship theory. It would be great to have him in this class and Miami should make every effort they can to make it happen. So far, from what I have read, they have done that.
Let's review some scenarios and you decide which works for you:
Option A: So far Matt Cross is on board and if Miami adds Neils Lane, Earl Timberlake and Andre Curbelo, everyone should be happy with the class.
Option B: Matt Cross and add Earl Timberlake, Andre Curbelo and Scottie Barnes. Let's say Neils Lane goes to Florida. Still a great recruiting class.
Option C: Matt Cross, add Earl Timberlake, Andre Curbelo and SG Kerwin Walton. Barnes goes to FSU and Lane goes to UF. Still a very good class.
Option D: Matt Cross, add Earl Timberlake, Andre Curbelo and Cliff Omoruyi. A good recruiting class but a logjam at the 5 next season. Solid.
Option E: Matt Cross, add Earl Timberlake, Neils Lane, Andre Curbelo, Cliff Omoruyi and Scottie Barnes. Once a dream and still far from reality as Miami only has 4 scholarship. This only works if Nysier Brooks gets a waiver for this season and Kam McGusty turns pro after this season. Still possible but I am probably the only person thinking that far in advance. A 6 player class is extreme but Scottie is a one and done so technically it is only a 5 player class. People will frown on this option as they will argue there is not enough playing time but those same people don't want to see Rodney Miller and Sam Wardenburg on the court. You cannot please everyone.
What do you think, which option works for you?
