If you are one of the blue-blood programs what you say about incoming freshman would be true but we aren't close to that level.
If he starts next season it won't mean he is the best player on the team as a freshman, only that he is one of the top five. If he is truly a top 100 kind of talent then he should be in contention to start from day one.
It isn't unusual for the top 20 type teams to have freshman come in and start right away. Of course they are recruiting one and done types but the guys who make up the rest of their roster are usually top 100 or better.
The fact that basketball has the one and done guys also points to the fact that kids can develop both physically and otherwise to compete earlier.
Not really sure what you're getting at or perhaps I'm not making my point well. No, being a blue blood program has nothing to do with what I'm trying to say. All programs would love to get kids that can start for them from day 1, which you say. This is with respect to a guy that is a top 150ish recruit. Even if he's a top 100 player, NO, he should not be starting for us. Top 25 kids should be probably be starting for us, but our talent level should (and is in my opinion) be good enough to have top 100 kids just be bench contributors as freshmen. A top 150 kid should not beat out another top 150 kid (Dom) that has two years of college experience.
Spencer started over Levi as a freshman (and everyone questioned it - thought he was horrible the first third of the season).
I could see Peters starting. In fact, it wouldn't shock me if Peters & White was next year's starting backcourt.
Yes, but that's not a good comparison in my opinion. Levi was very limited with what he could do on the floor. Sure, I liked Levi too, but he was limited athletically, handle wise, passing wise, etc. The talent on Levi's teams also is not as strong as what we have now. They were very different players to me.
I am very interested to see what White brings to the court.
Peters is a higher end talent than Dom for sure. If Peters starts at the point, that's a very good sign for the team.
As for White, we'll still have King, Fortune, and Fletcher available for minutes. I guess Its a good problem to have, having a much anticipated freshman and transfer joining an already good back court.
I can agree that Peters has a higher end than Dom. I know you're not explicitly saying it (even if you do believe it - I don't know), but Dom is not unathletic. He does have athleticism; maybe not Westbrook-esque, but still solid D1 athlete. While we're on this Bryce love fest, let's not discount Dom's base talent. He just needs to put it all together, and I have high hopes he will. Two years of college experience, as well as physical maturation, should make Dom keep his starting role next year. I really like Bryce, but if he beats out Dom...to me that says a lot of negative things about Dom. Granted they're highlight reels, but I just don't see enough from Bryce to make me excited about him coming in and winning the starting role as a frosh.
With all that said...not trying to get this thread on a different topic. I am excited about Peters.