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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1970981, member: 40"]
I agree with your take--this is just adding to the conversation, not disputing your point.

I'm pretty sure that everyone expects us to get in on the 5th year transfer market again this upcoming offseason.  And if we can add a starting caliber wing, then by all means--look for them to do it.  Or even if it is just a quality backup who can spell both guard spots, or both wing spots, you bring that player in to bolster what is already shaping up to be a strong frontcourt.  And given the year we're probably going to have, where we could be a top 5 team that makes a deep run, we could be high on players' lists heading into the spring.

The issue / concern that I have with waiting for the 5th year transfer market to shape up is the following:
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[*]We don't have a clear sense which prospects will be 5th year transfers at this point, outside of the Ivy's
[*]There is no guarantee that there will be starting caliber prospects like White / Gillon hitting "free agency" this summer
[*]Even if there are, we have no idea whether SU would be a preferred destination for said recruits, like they were for White / Gillon
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Again, I fully expect us to mine the 5th year transfer market this offseason for what we can.  But there are no guarantees, and I'd hate to have to rely upon that route to add anything outside of complimentary depth, because we don't know what the market will yield.  If a stud prospect like White is out there and we can land them, great.  But can you imagine if we wait and then aren't able to fill a key hole / roster gap because no 5th year transfer materializes?
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