Who were the "top" grad transfers? Fred only brought in Jake, DeAndre and BDJ. BDJ was the only one of those guys highly regarded, Kane was sought after but ended up being much better than anticipated. Fred built his program on sit out guys, not grad transfers. You can argue GT's put him over the top but he didn't get Kane until his 4th season and BDJ his 5th. He had won two tourney games before that time. The GT game getting more competitive is a cop out.
Kane and BDJ would both have been Top 10 grad transfers at that time.