Sadly, it’s time for me to impart a bit of philosophical wisdom.
Lol. Agreed. I'm just old and punchy this morning.Sadly, it’s time for me to impart a bit of philosophical wisdom.
It is what it is……
While I suspect that doesn’t make you feel a whole lot better about what’s going on with the transfer portal, I figure it was worth a try.
Taylor is now a “one year rental” for some lucky program that needs a shooting guard. tOSU would be a really nice fit now that Mikesell is heading to the W, and everyone else is coming back.
Taylor has never shot over 33% from three and is a 30% career average 3pt shooter and never shot over 37% from the field. Who wants that in a shooting guard?
Some program will take that career 30% shooter from three.
As a wise man once said....this too shall pass. Until then (as a head coach) you make the necessary adjustments and do what you have to do and bring in the best players you can get to fill out your roster either through the portal or recruitment. The 2024-2025 season will be here before you know it, and things return back to normal.Sadly, it’s time for me to impart a bit of philosophical wisdom.
It is what it is……
While I suspect that doesn’t make you feel a whole lot better about what’s going on with the transfer portal, I figure it was worth a try.
We all feel for you, @triaddukefan
Coaches have done this for years, with little to no penalty, but players can't - ok. I think back on the dark ages when I played D-1 football and couldn't even have a PT job for some extra money (much less leave the school to play somewhere else without penalty). Please rethink "fairness."
Most basketball fans support player's ability to transfer and understand the benefits it provides players, coaches and teams. Personal opinion - the players and teams that benefit the most are relatively limited. As with most NCAA rules, the Transfer Portal will likely morph over time and hopefully the next version will keep the primary benefits while fine tuning some of the speed bumps that currently make this a controversial program.
I am supportive to the point where if a player wants to leave, they can and should be able to. I am not supportive of not sitting out, and less of multiple transfers. Kids are allowed to make mistakes and change their minds of course, but to pubically announce they were coming back to only pivot a short time later, from a player who is a starter and contibutor, who already saw two teammates transfer out from the backcourt, just makes me shake my head. I'd question taking her on as a player but I'm not a coach who would need to be concerned about it.
I knew you would take the news like a champ
Hate to beat a man when he’s down. But what are your thoughts about Associate HC Winston Gandy leaving Durham for SC?
You and your partner might want to avoid the chocolate. Consumer Reports found lead and cadmium in dark chocolate.
If the powers that be saw things your way and didn't allow players who were sophomores in 2020 to play that one extra year, we would never have had the rare pleasure of watching Lou this past year, a loss I would deeply regret.
, but ...
You think the difference between 30% from 3 is miniscule vs 35%?
For whatever it’s worth, Celeste Taylor is a psychology major at Duke.I know education is a second thought to all sports fans and completely unimportant to college athletes
Taylor has a Duke degree, and she is about to start a post-grad study program. I have no idea what her major is, nor what she wants to study now, but maybe this transfer is not only about basketball, but also about a post graduate degree and maybe that course of study at Duke is unavailable, or she failed to get in to a very competitive grad program. Grad schools are different beasts than undergrads, and they have limited spots that are assigned with academic rigor - undergrad schools just want to make sure an athlete can do passing work to maintain eligibility.
