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[QUOTE="jordoo, post: 2220778, member: 569"]
First of all we passed on a handful of PG's that could have started for us this year because we were waiting on Green. Second we spend the rest of the winter recruiting Ayala and trying to get him to reclassify. So that left very few available class of 17 kids that could come in and start at PG and even fewer that we had a chance with. I understand not wanting to rely on GRAD transfers every season. It has its advantages and disadvantages but its not the ideal situation to be in. The good news is that we are only integrating one GRAD transfer into the system this year.

[SIZE=4]I'm not sure if anyone has made this comparison but here are the stats from Gillon and Thorpe before transferring to SU:

FG% .384, 3P% .335, FT% .879, MPG 32, PTS 13.2, AST 3.9, TOV 2.3 
FG% .394, 3P% .375, FT% .846, MPG 33, PTS 15.1, AST 4.6, TOV 3.0

Those are some eerily similar stat lines. Gillon's biggest issues moving to a P5 conference was size. He was maybe 5-10 which hurt him tremendously in our defense and got him into all sorts of trouble driving, not just finishing but seeing what was going on. Thorpe has plenty of size to compete with P5 guards. At 6-4 he is already a huge upgrade in the zone. I think he will have a successful season at SU.[/SIZE]
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