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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4300832, member: 7511"] Leading up to this past season, with the NCAA adopting both an extra “covid” year for every athlete who competed in college during the 2020-21 season, as well as allowing a one-time transfer rule with immediate eligibility for any underclassman, WBB set a record with 1,159 transfers. With 5 days remaining until the May 1 cutoff for immediate eligibility next season, the number of transfers just exceeded last year’s total for WBB reaching 1,161 and counting. Many of the transfers who have entered their names in the portal are done playing college ball. They just don’t know it yet. They are reserves who haven’t played much, or seniors looking to avoid the inevitable time when it becomes necessary to leave the relative comfort of college and face the world. For these athletes there will be no takers. For many others it’s just a game of musical chairs. They are not necessarily heading to a much better opportunity, just a different one. Some coaches have lost much of their roster to transfer or graduation, and they are desperately trying to plug holes like the Little Dutch Boy and the leaking dike. Most of the top teams will add a transfer or two to shore up their rosters. But there is no guarantee that these transfers will make the adjustment to be able play a significant role with their new team or simply extend the number of chairs required on the bench. Having scrolled through the names in the portal several times, there is most certainly quantity, but not very much quality in my opinion. As Geno sardonically asks the questions of any transfer, “What’s wrong with you?” While there are an infinite number of reasons to transfer, many of these kids have a flaw in their game or in their personality. Everyone is hoping to acquire a game changer from the transfer portal. In my opinion there is only one true game changer, who can significantly elevate any team she joins, and that’s Maryland’s Ashly Owusu. Owusu is a big-time scorer who has size and an excellent handle, allowing her the ability to dominate opposing defenders and take over a game. After Owusu, there are some very good players, but none that can transform a team. After this coming season, we still have two more years when players from the 2020-21 season will have the opportunity for a 5th year of eligibility. While incoming HS kids who sit behind 5th year players won’t much like it, the process is set to continue unabated for several years. Stay tuned. [/QUOTE]

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