Transfer Portal (2022-2023)

[southie]

So glad Stanford will likely never have a widescale transfer problem, this is just too much to keep up with

That's one way to look at it.

Most players who go to Stanford won't give up their 4-year scholarship whether they are having success on the court or not. And, not that Stanford accepts many undergraduate transfers to begin with (Brooke Smith from Duke many years ago comes to mind), but if you make player evaluation mistakes (like so many coaches do), not being able to use the transfer portal to fill gaps in your roster can be costly as other schools are taking advantage of the transfer portal to strengthen their rosters. Stanford women's volleyball is finding that out.

 

[UcMiami]

Can't you pull out of the portal, if things turn out the way you'd like in the staff changes? Although even assistant coaches leaving during a head coach transition is enough for players to transfer......

Yes. But having entered you may have burned bridges.

 

[pvdoggy]

So glad Stanford will likely never have a widescale transfer problem, this is just too much to keep up with

If you were smart enough to get into Stanford, you should be smart enough to know that greener pasture is right under your feet

 

[Basket]

PAC-12 was down last year? When 2 x PAC-12 teams are in the NCAA Final?

Yep the league stunk except those two teams. Oregon, Oregon St, UCLA dropped off big. No one else was any good either below them. It was one of the worst Pac 12 regular seasons to watch in years.
All of WBB was down last year. Look how awful the draft was.

 

[shiverz45]

Did Blackwell transfer? Have not read anything about it in the local papers. She is a Junior.

Yes. It should be posted in this thread.

 

[tigers4ever]

Did Blackwell transfer? Have not read anything about it in the local papers. She is a Junior.

Supposedly she's in the portal based on earlier posts in thread

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Haha!!!! Obviously, Mizzou needs a new 420 policy. lmao. Any more departures and cheerleaders will be suiting up.

 

[ConwayGmck]

Yes. But having entered you may have burned bridges.

In today's era of the transfer portal, it seems that most would be understanding of players thinking about transferring if their head coach is either fired or retires. That also typically means that not only will there be a new head coach, but an entirely new coaching staff that did not recruit that player, or that player did not choose to play for them initially. Whatever possible bridges that may be burned may not even be there anymore, with a new staff. It also depends on how well said player handled her decision to transfer - her relationship with players on the team, making sure they understand her reasonings behind it.

ALL players may be putting their names in the transfer portal tomorrow, and just don't realize it yet today. You never know with how things change these days. So unless there were lockerroom personality issues between players, I could see Jones deciding to remain with the team once she knows who would be the head coach and staff moving forward. And I could see the rest of the team embracing her return.....

 

[LoTrader]

Yep the league stunk except those two teams. Oregon, Oregon St, UCLA dropped off big. No one else was any good either below them. It was one of the worst Pac 12 regular seasons to watch in years. They league lost a lot of talent.
All of WBB was down last year.

I would completely disagree that the entire PAC-12 league stunk last year. OSU played very well at end of season last year, exited the tournament to South Carolina. This year, not so much. Oregon & UCLA dropped off for sure, but I wouldn't say they stunk it up either last season.

 

[Basket]

Yep the league stunk except those two teams. Oregon, Oregon St, UCLA dropped off big. No one else was any good either below them. It was one of the worst Pac 12 regular seasons to watch in years.
All of WBB was down last year. Look how awful the draft was.

2020-21 Oregon St 7-6, 12-8.
You are correct about UCLA. Forgot they still had Onyenwere. 12-4, 17-6 plus a 4 pt win over Stanford so I was dead wrong about them. Second round loss to Texas a very hot team

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yep the league stunk except those two teams. Oregon, Oregon St, UCLA dropped off big. No one else was any good either below them. It was one of the worst Pac 12 regular seasons to watch in years.
All of WBB was down last year. Look how awful the draft was.

Arizona really weren't world beaters before the Tourney started. During the regular season they weren't head and shoulders ahead of everybody other than Stanford. They finished a whopping 1/2 game ahead of UCLA in the standings. Methinks you are using very much retroactive evaluation based almost entirely off of the Tourney.

 

[Basket]

Arizona really weren't world beaters before the Tourney started. During the regular season they weren't head and shoulders ahead of everybody other than Stanford. They finished a whopping 1/2 game ahead of UCLA in the standings. Methinks you are using very much retroactive evaluation based almost entirely off of the Tourney.

Very true. Arizona finished the reg season shaky. Barnes knew they were worn out and had no idea how her team would play in the NCAA’s. Good correction

 

[BRS24]

 

[eebmg]

Missouri in Misery

 

[BRS24]

 

[DefenseBB]

She'll be a 7th-year senior, which used to be rare as a unicorn but not so much anymore.

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[dws3665]

Barely four hours after she announced she was in the portal. Seems legit.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Barely four hours after she announced she was in the portal. Seems legit.

SpongeBob immediately came to mind lol

 

[cancontent]

SpongeBob immediately came to mind lol

LMAO..............................

 

[CL82]

Does the existence of the transfer portal help to mitigate “toxic coaching environments”? It seems like making the process easier would help, although I expect there will always be uncertainty especially if you are not getting a lot of court time.

 

[GoCardinal]

Does the existence of the transfer portal help to mitigate “toxic coaching environments”? It seems like making the process easier would help, although I expect there will always be uncertainty especially if you are not getting a lot of court time.

I think it depends on what constitutes as toxic. Some student-athletes don't work well with structured disciplinarians and the slightest thing could make them unhappy. I do think there are coaches that encourage some people to enter because they don't think they will produce, which is unfortunate. I think there's a balance and it really just depends on the student. Regarding playing time, there are some that are willing to develop and wait their turns while others want to be the main player from day 1.

 

[TheGOAT23]

I'm a Syracuse alum and fan. Not good. I can't believe Priscilla Williams hasn't hit the portal.

That makes two of us.

 

[cancontent]

Does the existence of the transfer portal help to mitigate “toxic coaching environments”? It seems like making the process easier would help, although I expect there will always be uncertainty especially if you are not getting a lot of court time.

What do you mean by mitigate? Do you mean coaches being investigated/reviewed due to the number of transfers leaving? If so, I'm no really sure if it does. There are a lot of examples where programs continued with the coach even though there was a mass exodus from their programs.

Remember with Syracuse, nothing was going to happen to Hillsman until that article from the Athletic came out. The AD was adamant that they trusted him and was going to keep him.

Northern Kentucky comes to mind as I remember a Canadian player was there and players were very vocal about why they were leaving. That coach remained with the program.

The AD at Detroit Mercy was going to stick with their HC as well last summer until something finally convinced them that it wasn't a good idea.

 

[SECbbfan24]

I can't believe Priscilla Williams hasn't hit the portal.

 

[southie]

Does the existence of the transfer portal help to mitigate “toxic coaching environments”? It seems like making the process easier would help, although I expect there will always be uncertainty especially if you are not getting a lot of court time.

Ask Syracuse !