Division 3 and Holy Cross guys.
Didn’t think we could get worse than Groce. Good lord
I do not think that you could be any farther from the truth. I could not care less from where the players come, so long as they can play / add value to an otherwise empty spot.
This is far from worse; it is actually rather brilliant.
Assuming both are signed, they are court-eligible in 2020, and as such they will, among other things, have a year of team experience under their belts via observing, practicing, and pushing guys like Tevian, Alan, and DMJ (the guys whom we all believe need and will take a large step forward this season) and they head into next offseason ready to compete and build off what is arguably the first of two ... maybe three ... "make or break" seasons for this staff; it also takes some of the focus on recruiting wings should we end up with both transfers. Said transfer(s) will cost us 2020 scholarships, yet will add depth to what could be a very promising recruiting class. Plus, if you look from where these players are transferring, it is almost impossible to question their general intelligence ... whether that translates to basketball IQ is something that we will find out one way or another.
Despite the growth of this program, this is how you build when you are in the position BU finds himself. He entered a program without the cultural relevance of Michigan or residual Blue Blood prominence of Indiana; he did not even have recent successes that he could leverage. So player development and cheeky signings like this and Giorgi are what will drive and augment the success of this team going forward. So as BU and Co focus on bringing a recruiting class containing one or more of Miller, Curbello, Kalkbrenner, Ambrose-Hytlon (I like what I see save for maybe his vertical - maybe it is just the video, but he should have more bounce), etc., they will have one or two players debuting with that class who know the system, can mentor / help integrate into the program whomever we land, and provide further depth from bench; Grandison could also save us a 2020 scholarship, as he could provide the same range and outside presence to further spread the court with his 3pt shot just as well as Kasubke. Hutcherson and Grandison, while physically similar, are two very different players; they may not be the next Steph Curry, but players from small, well-coached schools with teams comprised of intelligent athletes can do big things.