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(03-29-2019 10:12 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(03-29-2019 09:53 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(03-29-2019 09:44 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(03-29-2019 09:35 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(03-29-2019 09:27 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  You don't know what you are getting with the talent. The culture and cohesion in the locker room is more important. We have enough contributors returning.

And you know a freshman is going to gel and fit in with the rest of team? Come on. You recruit as much talent as you can.

A freshman is more likely to fit into a team with upper-class leadership that is ingrained into the culture from being here over the last 3-4 years that can check their egos. A grad transfer won't know the culture and traditions and is unlikely to provide that leadership.

Of the two grad transfers we have had (Arledge and Robinson), which one of them didn't gel well? I mean we have struck out on some freshman but we don't have any trend of grad transfers to say it's clearly something to avoid. I'd certainly jump all over another Arledge, if given the chance.

Arledge and Robinson were needed at the time. Bring in an Arledge next year and he'll play alongside Carver contributing and possible making the starting 5 a little better... but Zip and Dickens will become resentful and lose motivation as less time is spent getting them better and they move a seat down the bench, you'll more than likely get Zip transferring out and Dickens, stuck on the team because he has already transferred, becoming a cancer on the team and in the locker room spreading negativity and the ones that will be listening to him are the freshmen. With the lack of motivation, bad decisions are made... perhaps some failed drug tests or off-court trouble. So while next year there is potential for the team to be a little better with the right grad transfer, you are left scrambling the following year. Hence the cycle. We have seen too much of it over the last 8 years and are better than this.

JJ is not a one and done specialist like coach Cal and he is not going to get any P5 level grad transfers. Let's focus on the kids that committed to us for 3+ years.