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Message: [QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 4682064, member: 6798"] I think at some point, no matter how good the player in question is, you have to consider that 1) all of these new faces will be immediately gone the following year 2) the chemistry developed between the core group the year before taking a hit due to the time to integrate the new faces to the system 3) the stunt in development/experience to younger players with a very high ceiling like Thomson and Leo 4) the threat of those same players hitting the portal due to lack of playing time/starting minutes 5) the effect it can have on incoming recruits choosing the school since they worry a whole new troop of transfers will be constantly taking their spot. It is a long list of cons. Granted the big pro is you have another total stud in your offense and it becomes even more of a match up nightmare for defenses for a year, but the long term effects can be severe. Two of the most prominent transfer destinations recently have been duke and Gtown. Regularly a starter spot has been taken by a high end transfer at those schools. Duke just lost #1 commit Millon and GTown just lost basically the #1 committ in Kabiri. I would not be surprised at all if their worries about a Dordevic/Minicus/Trippi or Lulley/Sowers/Shelling type transfer was a factor in those decisions. Does a guy like Payton Anderson start to get cold feet if we keep bringing in an attack starter year after year? A positive example is of course 2022 Maryland, but they also had the best fogo and one of the best defenses/rope units in the country, which were huge parts of their success. We very much do not have that now and a new strictly offensive stud does not bring us any closer to that. Zawada joining does not bring us that much closer to a ring. Beau Pederson if we had landed him would have a relatively massive impact. We were top 5 in adjusted efficiency on offense last year and lose only two key guys. This is not a Rutgers or UNC situation where everyone from last year is out and we have a gazillion points to replace. We have plenty of dodging and plenty of playmakers too. Is it worth introducing that list of cons into the mix all for one year of a guy who may or may not fit in with the offense/live up to the expectations? I feel like any additional effort spent on offensive transfers would be a bajillion times more valuable going after 1 or 2 at defense/fogo, areas where we actually need help right now. [/QUOTE]

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