If he was an ordinary recruit, he’s a borderline take. Tweener with some upside. Doesn’t really have PG skills and lacks elite shooting for a SG.

The staff seems to be prioritizing Silas Demary at the 2 spot. That kid is underrated and better than Bronny. Pretty twitchy, active on D and has great shooting indicators. He's coming in for a visit in early September, with NC State as the primary competition, so they have a pretty real shot there.

I think the posters on the site made some good points about the holistic benefits of recruiting Bronny. Would be great for publicity, could be great for NIL, and would be awesome to have LeBron as a supporter of the program.
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Yes, I guess I wonder is Bronny some sort of "Super Little Romeo" where if we take him, he's a package with one (or more) five stars AND he increases the visibility of the program such that his impact reverberates for a few years. The downside is obviously the potential for him to become a distraction if he struggles or isn't good enough to get minutes. Luckily Andy and Co. get paid the big bucks to figure this out.

As a total aside, I was on a rec league team with Little Romeo for a year right after college. He definitely wasn't a high D1 player (and neither am I), but he could still really play.

Playing devil's advocate, it could be very bad. Depending on LeBron. If LeBron is unhappy, he has media leverage to make USC look very bad or push for certain agendas.

What happens if Bronny isn’t good enough to get more than 10mpg for his one season at SC. How’s that going to go with Lebron?

The difference is that when you don’t play Lil Romeo, Master P didn’t go on Twitter and attack the coach.

10mpg as a freshman may even be a stretch, since Andy isn't too bias towards frosh unless his name is "Evan Mobley". I'm sure Andy is more reserved about this recruitment than he could otherwise be; he's never been one for the limelight.

Still, optimism in a variety of outcomes here. Wouldn't like to see him as a bruin unless it means we get 2/3 free wins in 202.

Wherever Bronny goes he's playing. Not because he's an all-world talent, but because simply bringing him in is a tacit agreement to feature him. Signing Bronny is a long-term play to garner attention & rebrand as the "it" school. Whatever short-term negative consequences there are from playing him over veteran players (like Reese & Tre in 'SC's case) are implicitly accepted as part of the deal. To think that he could sign Bronny & then treat him like any other freshman would be insanely naive on any college coach's part &, frankly, suicidal.

This is why I don’t think it makes sense to do it. If SC get Collier, then you’ve got a backcourt of Collier, Reese and Tre. That’s insanely good. Playing Bronny over any of those three is a really bad idea, and would hurt the program immensely over the short term.

Good point. I would take him if he wants us just because for the popularity boost of LeBron. But this makes me not feel bad if we miss out on him.

An important part of this is that the media is already starting to go wild over Bronny. For example, a guy named Derek Murray, whose affiliated with a media company called Babcock Hoops was just quoted as saying this about Bronny: "I do believe Bronny is an NBA player due to his size, shot creation, and facilitation skills. I am possibly looking at a mid-first round to early second round projection if I had to make one today."

There is tremendous pressure on people who do basketball media to curry favor with Lebron. I think Bronny is a legit top 60-80 prospect, and if he any other guy I'd say he makes sense as a take over a four-year college career. But Bronny is a one-and-done, and media will by and large treat him that way ... because of Lebron, and because Bronny is a good kid, and because Bronny is a legit high major level player.

If Bronny is utilized as a one-and-done, it's going to blowback on whatever program takes him.

I get why most 'SC fans want him, but it feels very gimmicky to me, especially since, as you pointed out Chase, we could potentially have our best backcourt in years in 2023-24. Andy already did the unorthodox move to boost recruiting when he hired Eric Mobley & it's worked out beautifully. We brought in top 10 classes in '19 & '22 as well as a top 5 player in '20 & could potentially be bringing in another top 5 player this year as part of yet another top 10 class. Our profile has been raised.

I really want to see that Collier/Reese/Tre backcourt next year with Vince protecting the rim & catching lobs. Shoehorning Bronny into that lineup for a Q score boost just seems unnecessary to me, but I know I'm in the minority.

He's the son of LeBron James so if bloodlines and potential mean anything then Bronny is a good bet to be a solid college basketball player for some lucky program. His recruitment has been very low key and it's hard to know where he's headed. Looks like Ohio State might not have room for him after getting a commitment that could wrap it up for their class. Oregon was the team to beat a few weeks back. They want him. Kijani Wright being at SC helps and they both are in the same boat in my opinion by going from 5Star recruits to eventually fall in the rankings to high 4Star players. He can join Wright and play immediately at SC. Bronny hasn't been the "star recruit" that everyone expected and he may have a chip on his shoulder. I hate to say this but his recruitment reminds me of Cordell Broadus when he wasn't getting the attention from USC. Bronny hasn't been getting that either from a lot of schools even. They might have offered but.....This could push him to USC. Stay home. Also I know Centennial were just on a tear but I don't like the fact that Bronny didn't score a bucket and was shut down in that last game. Similar to Broadus not doing much in big games at Goreman that made teams back off. Bronny gotta bring it this time in the big games. Oregon will continue pushing the Nike involvement, but SC can point to the recent success of NBA talent that might be enough. If Isaiah Collier commits thats gotta make LeBron and Bronny say "We better take another look at SC".