So far since Pecora has arrived he has signed the following players and this is how I would grade them out at this juncture:
Bristol ( A )...............top flight A-10 center, too bad he has to leave
Frazier ( B+ ).............fades down stretch but he has been pretty good overall
Fatty ( C ) .............lotta time left to improve
Dominique ( C )..........despite shoulder regressed to virtually no playing time, what gives?
Short ( Inc. ) .......... two (2) injuries
Canty ( Inc. )............work in progress
Smith ( B )................pretty good, 3 years to improve
Luka ( Inc. ) .............tough to figure
Hage ( F )................. waste of 1 year ship
Fay ( F )..................potential waste of 5 years of ship
Samuell ( D ).............. the mid year curse strikes again!
I dont think you could grade out any of these guys higher at this juncture. In fairness, things appear to be improving on the recruiting front but nearly half way through the Pecora era, this is what we have.
Pecora did not bring in Hage, he came in with DW and got a ship because one was open and we saved it for this year. I think to evaluate this correctly, you need to group the players by year.
Year 1 was pretty successful given the timing:
Bristol A
Frazier B+
Dominique C
Samuell D
This could have been a very good class if Dominique had not regressed and played at a B level this year.
Year 2 is the concern:
Smith B
Fatty C
Short Inc.
Canty Inc.
Luka Inc.
Fay Inc.
Even though there are 6 players, there was no real standout in this class. I think part of that was Short being hurt but Fatty's play really needs to improve if this class is to be considered a success. If he gets to a B+, Smith to a B+, Short to a B+ and Canty to a B, then the class will be pretty good regardless of what happens with Luka and Fay. That is a lot of improving that has to happen with all 4 guys, I think it can happen but understand the trepidation.
