UNI expected nothing out of Brunninga until really late into his rSo or into his rJr year - so 3.5-4 years from now. Sorry if we don't buy the "He'll be an star from the very start". Maybe he will.Khan4Cats wrote:Redhawk wrote:3) Under the radar recruit:
Taylor Bruninga. 6-9 incoming Freshman. Late blooming small school prospect with phenomenal
shooting numbers...60% FG, 41% 3pt, 88% FT. Very skinny and played at the lowest level but
avg. 33 pts and 11 boards per game. As with all Muller recruits he is also very athletic for his size.
Might take a couple years to develop but this kid could be really good simply because of his shooting.
UNI was in on Bruninga and the most apt comparison I have seen is to Nate Buss. Tall player but not really a post. Excellent shooter, instant offense-type player. Lacking on the defensive side. That is what kept Buss off the floor a lot early in his UNI career, not the offense. Will be interesting to see how Muller develops him.
He is going to need time to develop his body. He's listed between 6'9 and 6'10 but 200lbs. Buss is the best comp. Buss averaged something like 28 ppg, 11 rbg, and 3 blocks per game in high school. First team all state playing in the second largest class in the state of Iowa. However, like Bruninga he was just taller and better than everyone else. He didn't really have to develop much on defense or rebounding. Blocks were easy to come by. Rebounds had no one fighting with him. There was no understanding of team defense. Those close to the UNI program described Taylor the exact same way. Could be a real big piece in a handful of years, but that's why they weren't willing to move from a 4-5 offer.
I would have really liked to have landed him, honestly. However, I'm not worried about him burning the league until about 2020