Etherington is fine, his physicality and athleticism will allow him to be a contributor at KSU. Do we need several better players than him in order to compete in the top half of the Big 12? Yes, I believe we do. His commit was a start, I wouldn't call it great, but it was a start.
That's why it's going to be vital to lock up at least 1 if not more additional commitments before the early signing period is over(it's 1 week in November), most of the of the highly sought after recruits have made their decisions by then.