Best/Worst Transfers

[triaddukefan]

Here's the real story behind the scenes: It was blatantly clear to the women on the OSU basketball team that the right thing to do was to reinforce the fair and just punishment already being handed down upon Oregon State University and it's students, fanbase, faculty, and staff by the major sports media (FOX, ESPN). (the punishment by the media was of course to leave Oregon State and Washington state out to dry. And now the WBB had the opportunity to leave their mark by leaving OSU out to dry in their own way and they jumped at it). After all, I mean, who else can one blame but the current employees and fans of OSU for the fateful decision 160 years ago made by the then Oregon State Legislature of 1862, to locate the state's land grant university in sleepy little Corvallis? Yes rightly blame and punish all current OSU folks and fans for those in the past who did not have the foresight to select a location much nearer Portland to ensure a much bigger tv market for OSU football games in situations just like now? Shame on them all.

Legislatures loved putting the Land Grants in "remote" locations like Pullman, LaCruces (sp), Stillwater, Auburn, and the like. Guess plenty of open land for farms in those locations

 

[BruinGold]

Thought it was worth taking a look at some of the more highly touted transfers and seeing how they're doing this year. I grouped them into a few tiers, would love for others to add input:

Thriving and/or improving at new location:

Hailey Van Lith, TCU. Amazing what a new location has done for Hailey Van Lith, she's playing at an All American level and TCU's system is perfect for her game.

Raegan Beers, Oklahoma. She left the sinking ship of Oregon State and found a great home in Oklahoma. She's putting up All American numbers and has OU in the top 10. The real test begins in SEC play.

Lucy Olsen, Iowa. She found a great opportunity to be a go to player at a P4 program and is thriving at Iowa.

Deyona Gaston, Auburn. Her productivity has exploded at Auburn where she was getting lost in a deep front court at Texas.

Grace Van Slooten, Michigan State. She's putting up great numbers for a strong Michigan State team. I think this is a great fit for both parties.

Liatu King, Notre Dame. Scoring is down but she fits in perfectly at Notre Dame and is getting more exposure, putting up great numbers against a stronger schedule and is improving her draft stock.

A'jae Petty, Ohio State. Putting up good numbers for a much strong team at Ohio State and is fitting in well.

Saylor Poffenbarger, Maryland. She has similar numbers to her Arkansas days but Maryland is a much better team and Saylor is making a big impact.

Chance Gray, Ohio State. Much improved efficiency and scoring overall at Ohio State. Leaving Oregon to play in her home state was the right choice for her.

Teonni Key, Kentucky. Putting up really nice numbers after an underwhelming and injury plagued career at UNC.

Neutral, about the same productivity:

Kiki Iriafen, USC. She's doing well at USC and putting up good numbers but isn't solidifying herself as the #2 pick and is clearly option B after Juju Watkins. I don't think this is a "bad" transfer but I don't think this a slam dunk fit either.

Georgia Amoore, Kentucky. Another player who is doing fine but her efficiency isn't any better, and I don't think staying in college a 5th year is helping her draft prospects.

Aaronnette Vonleh, Baylor. Numbers are almost identical to what they were at Colorado a year ago.

Kaitlyn Chen, UCONN. Scoring is down but she performing well for UCONN and has been an efficient offensive player.

Deja Kelly, Oregon. Scoring is down, but I think she needed to leave UNC to have a fresh start and a chance to improve her game for the pros. I'm not sure she's making strides here at all but she has a lot of opportunity in Oregon.

Janiah Barker, UCLA. She joined a crowded front court but is carving out time and playing well. Numbers are similar to Texas A&M, but she's performing for the #1 team in the country now.

Underwhelming, probably should've picked a different destination or not transferred:

Laila Phelia, Texas. I think she's been injured but she just hasn't made a big impact at all in Austin yet. Texas has a loaded and deep roster,

Timea Gardiner, UCLA. Really talented PF with a smooth 3pt shot. She's doing fine this year but has talent to be an AA IMO, and is buried on a roster that's deep at the PF spot. Could be listed under neutral as well.

Talia von Oelhoffen, USC. Productivity is down and has the ball in her hands less than she did at Oregon State. Decent player but I don't think this was the best fit for her to improve her game and draft stock.

Maryam Dauda, South Carolina. She hasn't cracked the depth chart and is basically a 3pt specialist off the bench. Dawn develops bigs as well as anyone but I don't see her cracking the rotation this year or next with how strong SC is in the front court.

Shayeann Day-Wilson, LSU. Productivity has declined immensely despite getting playing time and facing a cupcake schedule.

Just an opinion on Timea Gardiner: she appears to me to be a little slower this year. All the skills seem to be there, but she might be fighting through a minor injury. I know that she was ill at one point, and was playing limited minutes, but that was awhile ago. In any case, I am hopeful that she "gets up to speed" more as the season wears on. According to all reports, though, she is pretty happy to be at UCLA.

 

[Vowelguy]

Here's how the The Athletic ranked them in April. I color coded them based on @bballnut90"s current grouping. Green = thriving/improving, orange = neutral, red = underwhelming, blue = ??. Some are on this list and not on the original post, so input would be welcome on those players.

1. Raegan Beers, Oregon State sophomore forward, 17.5 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 66 FG%
2. Taliah Scott, Arkansas freshman guard, 22.1 PPG, 3.3 rebounds per game RPG, 41 FG %
3. Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton senior guard, 15.8 PPG, 5.0 APG, 3.5 RPG, 49 FG%
4. Talia von Oelhoffen, Oregon State junior guard, 10.7 PPG, 5.0 APG, 4.1 RPG, 39 FG%
5. Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas redshirt sophomore guard, 10.2 PPG, 11.2 RPG (9.4 defensive RPG), 36 FG%
6. Timea Gardiner, Oregon State sophomore forward, 11.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 45 FG%, 40 3 PT FG%
7 . Janiah Barker, Texas A&M sophomore forward, 12.2 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 48 FG%
8. Lucy Olsen, Villanova junior guard, 23.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.8 APG
9. Hailey Van Lith, LSU senior guard, 11.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 38 FG%
10. Jordan Obi, Penn junior guard, 14.8 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 39 3PT%
11. Ajae Petty, Kentucky senior forward, 14.2 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 51 FG%
12. Deja Kelly, North Carolina senior guard, 16.3 PPG, 3.2 APG, 3.9 RPG, 35 FG%
13. Alyssa Latham, Syracuse freshman forward, 8.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 46 FG%
14. Laila Phelia, Michigan junior guard, 16.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG
15. Shay Ciezki, Penn State sophomore guard, 11.5 PPG, 2.4 APG, 42 FG%
16. Maddie Scherr, Kentucky senior guard, 12.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.4 APG, 34 FG%

I think that's teal moreso than green.

If anyone could easily add the dstination schools, would be appreciated.

1. Okla
2. ?
3. UConn
4. USC
5. Md
6. ?
7. UCLA?
8. Iowa
9. TCU
10. ?
11. ?

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think that's teal moreso than green.

If anyone could easily add the dstination schools, would be appreciated.

1. Okla
2. ? Auburn
3. UConn
4. USC
5. Md
6. ? UCLA
7. UCLA?
8. Iowa
9. TCU
10. ? Kentucky
11. ? Ohio St.
12. TCU (has not yet played for the Frogs this year)

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, not that I'm adding her to the list of best transfers, but one of the biggest surprises for me is Macey Huard at Oklahoma St. Decent Fr. year at Montana, but nothing to get too excited about. Now playing for a higher profile school, increased scoring w/ much, much improved shooting % overall and from 3. I would not have predicted this.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Just an opinion on Timea Gardiner: she appears to me to be a little slower this year. All the skills seem to be there, but she might be fighting through a minor injury. I know that she was ill at one point, and was playing limited minutes, but that was awhile ago. In any case, I am hopeful that she "gets up to speed" more as the season wears on. According to all reports, though, she is pretty happy to be at UCLA.

It's also worth noting that not every player has "WNBA or bust" as their future (at least the immediate future--I think Timea Gardiner has another year to work on her potential pro resume). Some just want to be able to play for a great team and experience a certain level of team success (conference titles, national titles). UCLA seems poised to become a Final Four team this year, and I'm sure a player like Gardiner would feel more satisfaction helping her team win a natty as opposed to putting up huge numbers for a team that isn't going anywhere.

 

[jake0414]

It's also worth noting that not every player has "WNBA or bust" as their future (at least the immediate future--I think Timea Gardiner has another year to work on her potential pro resume). Some just want to be able to play for a great team and experience a certain level of team success (conference titles, national titles). UCLA seems poised to become a Final Four team this year, and I'm sure a player like Gardiner would feel more satisfaction helping her team win a natty as opposed to putting up huge numbers for a team that isn't going anywhere.

In addition to joining a final four capable program Gardiner, Barker and Leger-Walker all really enjoy living, playing and going to school in Los Angeles. Barker said as much in an interview. Gardiner and Leger-Walker post a lot of photos of when out and about in L.A.

 

[CajunHusk94]

I have enjoyed watching Kailyn Gilbert this year (former AZ transfer). Integrated quite well at LSU, She seems to be thriving.

For some reason I never saw Talia integrating that well at USC, just her style of play wasn't to me wasn't what USC needed