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[QUOTE="A10 fan, post: 3521566, member: 3154"]
I think what league a player comes from plays a role as well. You'd expect a player transferring up from the A10, or WCC is likely to do more than one coming from America East, or the MAAC, provided they had similar numbers. Also, some guys are brought in to be role players, even if they were studs at a lower level. Sometimes a school is looking for a role player, and will take someone who excelled at that role a step down. Tarin Smith was 6th man of the year in the A10. He came off the bench at Duquesne, but played around 28 minutes a game. He was a sometimes starter at UConn, and his numbers were pretty much the same as they'd been at Duquesne, with one exception, he took 3 fewer shots per game, which resulted in a lower scoring average, despite the fact that he was a bit more accurate at UConn. He was not a difference maker, but he pretty much filled the role that was expected. Teams need studs, but they also need spear carriers that embrace that role.
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