3 follow up points that I totally agree with but that I thought are pretty obvious and, thus, did not spell out:
1. There are many, many, many outliers (my response was "directional" and speaking to the "middle of the bell curve" to provide some insight) => 9s that fizzle and can't go D1, 6.5 or 7s who develop and go Top 25/get drafted/make MLB
2. College and pro scouts do not rely on these ratings and have to see and judge for themselves (who would think otherwise?), and
3. A player who is rated, say a 7, then ends up ACC, SEC, PAC12, drafted, etc. is, in fact, not a 7 at the time of said commitment or draft. The rating is likely "stale", from 1 to 3 years prior. To suggest otherwise would mean PG is way off the mark and doesn't know how to ID talent, and we all know they do.