Measuring the impact of BC's last small class

Wednesday is National Signing Day. With numerous defections and the ability to close on a few kids late, Spaz's class remains in flux. The only certainty is that this will be BC's smallest class in years. Scouting service projections predict BC will sign 15 kids. The last time BC received just 15 commitments was 2005. Later this week I will get into some of the macro issues of a small class, but for now let's look at what 15 players can mean to BC.These are the players who signed Letters of Intent in 2005:Paul Anderson Marcellus Bowman Brendan Deska Austin Giles Rich Gunnell Andre Jones Mike McLaughlin Clarence Megwa Jim Ramella Nick Rossi Pat Sheil Allan Smith Brady Smith Razzie Smith Matt TennantThis class was not ranked in the Top 50 nationally. Among ACC teams, it was considered the 10th best. The class contained two 4-star commitments, nine 3-star commitments and four 2-stars. Of course the highest ranked players -- Andre Jones and Pat Sheil -- had the least impact....