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(03-16-2021 11:17 AM)Cat-Man Wrote:  

(03-16-2021 10:57 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  Guys,
I think the Portal may be the bigger problem here. Coach is mean to you? Transfer with no penalty.

That's a Bingo.

Coach is mean = Transfer
Don't like your teammates = Transfer
Not getting enough playing time = Transfer
Not starting = Transfer
Not getting any "love" or the BMOC treatment= Transfer
Don't want to be part of rebuild = Transfer
Homesick = Transfer
No $50 handshakes = Transfer

It's the easy way out. Too easy to do by not having to sit out a year. Like others have said, no one honors commitment or wants to put the effort in to "build" something anymore. I call it the "Lebron effect".

I think it's an even bigger issue with the guys coming up now because everything is AAU ball for them, and basically you can play for whomever you want. It's just bleeding through to the college game because they're making it easy to transfer and play. There aren't a lot of kids who are good who go to AAU teams to sit.

The problem is most of these kids are not ready to play on winning teams in their first and second year starter minutes. The transfer market is at best a mixed bag of results after guys leave. Still have to put in the work.