Tarin Smith Announces Decision to Transfer

I saw this tweet last night and it made me wonder if there's more to the story than meets the eye.

https://twitter.com/Smittee_/status/582727130598891520

Does he not want to compete for playing time?  OR Homesick

Tarin leaving really confuses me. I thought he got decent playing time for a true freshman and played well during the minutes he got. I really thought he'd be a strong contributor for us in the future. I wish him the best with whatever he chooses.

That tweet makes it seem like his family wanted him to transfer...and Miles' quote ties it together a bit.

Sure hope Miles has some graduate transfers in mind. With Petteway likely leaving......next year is looking Barf. Again.

The crappy year just keeps giving.  Ouch, this one hurts.

I am sad, I don't like being sad. I don't want to be sad any more this spring, got it Huskers Basketball Players?

Trying to be optimistic, I see it as more playing time for Glynn Watson who maybe has a bigger upside.  

I'm guessing Nate Hawkins syndrome....

I really liked him. His chase down block was one of our biggest highlights this season. Gonna miss him.

I was disappointed with Pitchford's decision for sure, but this one is even worse.  Really thought Tarin had a bright future here on the court and he seemed like a really good kid as well.   This has been a really bad week for the program.

Well poop on a stick!

Sometimes this program seems cursed and destined to spend an eternity in purgatory. I have faith in Tim but dang...this really sucks.

That tweet makes it seem like his family wanted him to transfer...and Miles' quote ties it together a bit.

Think about the Page sisters and what caused their "transfer"

I'm guessing Nate Hawkins syndrome....

I really liked him. His chase down block was one of our biggest highlights this season. Gonna miss him.

Id say its different than Nate Hawkins.   Hawkins shouldn't have been playing but he thought he should.

Tarin should have been playing over Parker

 

That tweet makes it seem like his family wanted him to transfer...and Miles' quote ties it together a bit.

Think about the Page sisters and what caused their "transfer"

 

Yup.

 

I'm guessing Nate Hawkins syndrome....

I really liked him. His chase down block was one of our biggest highlights this season. Gonna miss him.

Id say its different than Nate Hawkins.   Hawkins shouldn't have been playing but he thought he should.

 

Tarin should have been playing over Parker

 

There's no easy way to say this, and it is with all due respect to Benny, but unless we can pickup someone else it looks like we'll be seeing a lot of BP next year, and frankly I was hoping Tarin and Glynn would be picking up most of his minutes. 

Right now...PG can be manned by Benny, Glynn, TP and/or Tai.   So we are not totally inept.  With no change, you basically go into next season the same as this season...simply exchange Glynn's name for TSmith...

Right now...PG can be manned by Benny, Glynn, TP and/or Tai.   So we are not totally inept.  With no change, you basically go into next season the same as this season...simply exchange Glynn's name for TSmith...

Good point. We still do have Tai in the stable with PG experience even though he was moved to the 2 position this year. 

Tarin leaving isn't all that surprising, but it hurts nonetheless. Hopefully TP5 stays...

Tarin leaving isn't all that surprising, but it hurts nonetheless. Hopefully TP5 stays...

Why? Not trying to be adversarial, but you seem to be the only one on the board that saw this coming. You have more insight on the situation?

 

Tarin leaving isn't all that surprising, but it hurts nonetheless. Hopefully TP5 stays...

 

Why? Not trying to be adversarial, but you seem to be the only one on the board that saw this coming. You have more insight on the situation?

 

You apparently haven't been reading these boards, many others had the same thought. It appears that a familial pull tugged at young Tarin...

Just thinking out loud here...

To me, there was a noticeable change in coaching philosophy this year, putting more emphasis on defense, slowing the pace & trying to grind out games. I'm not arguing whether this was the right approach, but I am wondering if this was a contributing factor for both Pitchford & Smith.

Pitchford was always being forced to play out of position for his skill set and perhaps Smith was not thrilled by a slow-it-down, grind-it-out style. (I know I wouldn't be).

Like I said, just wondering...

I don't like losing Tarin, basically because he had promise and you like to have a stable of 4 year lettermen on your roster.  But as others may have hinted here, I don't think losing Tarin hurts as much as losing Pitchford.  We have other talented guards on the roster..... assuming we don't lose more