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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 3943243, member: 1131"] This looks to me like a solution in search of a problem. When has UConn had a critical player (i.e., a starter or a 6th or 7th player getting major minutes) transfer out? Anna is a past starter who could read the tea leaves and see that her starting days at UConn were behind her if she stayed. Courtney Ekmark, Sadie Edwards, Mikayla Coombs and Lexi Gordon also saw that they were unlikely ever to start for UConn, so they transferred to another school where they accurately guessed that they would get more minutes. I don't think either Geno or the players can be faulted for these transfers. If Geno starts losing players who can be expected to be major cogs in future lineups, that will be a different situation. The other factor that your analysis does not consider is that the transfer portal works in two directions: inbound as well as outbound. Geno is likely to attract players that he does need while losing players that he doesn't really need. While they may need some time to learn his system, players like Evina and Natalie Butler have shown that it can be done. For that matter, the success of three of this year's freshmen shows that the system can be learned in far less than a season by talented and motivated players. [/QUOTE]