(04-02-2017 01:27 AM)pono Wrote: Point 1) The MAC may have been weak toward the top but the wins over at Ga. Tech, Texas and Houston all have to be considered legit.
2) The bottom third of the MAC was better than average this year. Although, that's nothing to open champagne over.
3) The Antino Jackson and Josh Williams transfers are no big deal. Jackson was an undersized hit or miss player who had a free run of the court under Dambrot always played loose and a could play little above his level on good nights. He is very replaceable. Plenty of good fast undersized and underrated guards on the recruiting trail if that's your thing (Dambrot likes em).
4) The Weathers transfers are worse as the PG twin gave the worst team in the league a pretty big time player running the show. I think there's a chance he stays if the new coach can re-recruit him back, unless the issue is more the school than the team.
5) The MAC keeps adding transfers too. Buffalo and Toledo got some great JUCO and D1 transfers coming in and there will be a little run on grad transfers from big programs looking for a starting role on a mid major in the coming month or two.
I agree with the thrust on transfers.
Transfers are a two way street: Transfers in and out.
We lose some, not too many, and we gain a lot. Transfers are theoretically trying to find the best school for them.
Most are trying to find the highest level they think they can be successful.
E.g., Ethan Alvano a role player PG for us for two years transferred home to So Cal - Cal State San Marcos. He averaged more than 15 ppg this season in D-II ball.
We have seen a number of players from Cleveland State move up to L'ville, etc. as graduate transfers.
Some players are just trying to find a better fit, maybe escape a situation they didn't like, etc.
Generally speaking, I don't have problems with most transfers I see. Still a large percentage are players 'moving down' where they will try to become more successful than at their current level. I see a lot of these transfers with 1, 2, or 3 ppg averages and those usually go D-II. For them to play D-II ball is better than sitting on the end of a D-I bench.