Final Four coaches comment on transfer portal...

[whoopdeedoo]

https://news.yahoo.com/final-four-coaches-ncaa-transfer-211300291.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANqSEWqAKClfTUaHh0nI8en3WAJzh3sl0lSPLxvH3rgAZg1wTC9XBUOkOeFtG2XJSr-Bczgv1uEV-PIdVgw6CLW0hJbD3nzGJTah02Hae9jJIORX0uPMcB5oY382C1beoEWrbXvFtUQKOxAFkImUAs11NVebw5XScbmEzGKYmGzm

 

“Three hundred of them are not going to find a school to go to because they’re going to realize it’s not the school they just left, it’s them,” Auriemma said. “Just like last year, right? A thousand kids in the portal, 250 of them had no place to go, and the guys that they left don’t want them back. Whatever happened to go (to a school) and figure it the hell out?”

 

“A third of our team sits on the bench and doesn’t really play a whole lot,” Staley acknowledged. “Is that really fair to them? … You have to allow them that space, but surely it’s way, way, way, way out of hand.”

Edited March 31, 2022 by whoopdeedoo

[12dozen]

Syracuse lost some nice players last year.  I see two of them are playing in the Final Four.

 

I took a look on the web;  Syracuse had 12 players leave via the portal.  Looks like a few more this year.  They just named a new coach, previously at Buffalo.  Might be why we are seeing some nice players from Buffalo enter the portal.  Crazy times, for sure.

 

I like the opportunity for players to transfer once, without having to sit out a year.  Even though some don't find a place, we see others like Ashton Veerbeek settle in closer to home, at a smaller college, and by all indications, doing very well.  In time, you'd think some type of normalcy will evolve.  One can hope.

Edited April 1, 2022 by 12dozen
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[All About the Corn]

It's too easy to leave one for another now. Not too many want to not start for 2 or 3 years before getting a shot or playing better than half the game. 

[12dozen]

1 hour ago, All About the Corn said:

It's too easy to leave one for another now. Not too many want to not start for 2 or 3 years before getting a shot or playing better than half the game. 

They can only do this once and be immediately eligible.  It might appear easy.  It shouldn't be difficult. But, this is not a decision the student athlete should take lightly.  As the article indicates, transferring isn't all 'happy endings'.

 

Also, like it or not, NIL opportunities play a part in this.  The landscape has changed.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[swmckewon]

Eh. Thanks Geno. If he had to take over a mid-level program tomorrow he'd hit the transfer portal like anyone else. 

 

Jaz Shelley's a heck of a player and person. Transfer portal.