I thought this was a good article about the current state of at least part of the game. I think it strikes a nice balance of how no one is going to feel sorry for coaches but also there are some things to tweak with transfers and recruiting.
Between the transfer portal and recruiting, coaches have few days free in the offseason. All agree the calendar needs to be changed,
theathletic.com
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Dan Hurley might’ve been the happiest man in the gym last week at Nike’s Peach Jam, the premier basketball recruiting event of the year, as he basked in the afterglow of a national championship. And why not? Five-star prospects perk up a bit more these days when the Connecticut coach slides into a courtside seat at their games.
But even Hurley felt an enormous sense of relief that the spring and summer evaluation season was finally winding down.
“With the propensity for players to look for greener pastures, it’s disconcerting to be on the road recruiting as much as we are,” he said. “You don’t know what you’re coming back to. We’re all paranoid, and I’d be a lot happier on campus, on the court — less recruiting days, more time on the court with my team.”
“The schedule is just crazy,”
Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell said. “July used to be a crazy month; now every month seems to be kind of crazy. And you’re away from your family a lot, so it puts a lot of pressure on them.”