Interesting article on the ESPN College Basketball Blog that quotes Bill Self saying Mid Major coaches are the best recruiters because they can project how good a 15 or 16 year old player will be when they are 21. Major programs have to at the player's immediate impact as they will likely not stay all four years. Additionally, he points out the Mid Major programs that get it done are the programs that correctly project which 15 year old will develop into a 21 year old that can beat the stud 18 year olds. Here is the post if you want to read it: