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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1973020, member: 285"]
I don't disagree that an experienced one and done can be better than an inexperienced one and done...assuming the talent levels are relatively similar.    But, having to go this route is absolutely  a weakness.   The reason is that these kids don't really become available until about 6 months before the season starts.  If you get that late in the recruiting cycle and still have major rotational holes to fill, that is not a good position to be in.    I mean I don't think you would intentionally take a pass on filling out your roster in the hopes that a grad transfer might be available later in the cycle.

We aren't talking about guys that are solid low Division I players that are transferring to be the 10th man on the roster.   While we could take that kind of guy, no one really cares about that.    We are talking about guys that are good enough to crack high division I starting lineups or at least be the 6th man on a really good team.

As I see it is this is really a means of last resort because of the timing.    It is just really, really late to be making plans for guys you want to be a major part of your rotation.   If you end up in the position where you have gone through other means of completing your roster and you get to that point with a big hole in the roster because of early entry losses or poor recruiting classes than this is a GREAT way to try to fill that hole.   But I don't think it is a real way to proactively plan to try to fill your roster.
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