It really only takes one incident to get the press to say "i told you so" - and i think this is a valid point. But...
There was a pretty good article about the top 150 ranked players, and what became of them after four years (looking for it now). One thing that jumped out was that 50% of the players in the 60-100 ranking range transfer schools. To me, that's a lot of talent that's available every year to supplement your program, if you do a good job of selecting which ones fit your program.
I'm not advocating taking every transfer that comes along. But given the state of the program, i think it would be good to be taking a more serious look at using this model to upgrade the program. One or two transfers per year, that have proven they can play at the major conference level, even in a supporting role, could help move the program back up the Big 10 basketball pecking order in short order. It seems to be a better route than taking a flyer on a high school kid with marginal talent (not naming names).
I don't know, perhaps we are doing this, and not finding much success. Just my opinion....
