Why not though? Isn't asses in the seats and tourney appearances/wins most important? Especially being part of the basketball snobbery on Tobacco Road? I feel like even though football dominates the landscape these days, basketball at Wake will always be like football at Clemson. If it is your flagship sport, spend the damn money. Someone like Shaka could really be a pain in the dick for K/Roy, and recruits will go to Wake.
It's fucking infuriating watching your situation. No matter how good of a basketball coach Clemson gets, the success will always be short lived, and he will always be looking to upgrade. Brownell is figuring out now how hard it is to get players to come to Clemson. If you can spend the money on Grobe, why not also spend it to bring in someone like Shaka?