Post by OSUprof on Apr 30, 2019 12:46:06 GMT -8
Transfers are happening everywhere not unlike recruiting. The key is to have a net improvement of the program's lineup as a result of player movement like in recruiting.
If the program on balance is losing talent as a result of transfers, then it's a problem. The performance of the team on the floor will be the ultimate judge.
A key point in that statement is the word "team".
It is VERY difficult to build a "good team" in basketball when players don't stay but a year or two to develop in the program.
Coaching philosophies vary for offense, defense and substitution patterns.
It takes time to teach the "team concepts" for offense and defense in basketball.
The one-and-dones have shown the positive of talent and the negative of turnover.
Mid-majors and some Power 5 schools that have a starting 5 that have 3 players with 2 or more years with the team (and same coach_) tend to be very competitive with more talented teams that have more turnover.
The transfer situation creates a similar set of challenges for building a team of experienced players.
and both of these circumstances affect "performance of the team on the floor".
I agree. That why I focused on "team" in this manner.
Team building is a coaching talent. The most talented coaches have the ability to take the disparate parts, including those arriving from transfers, and mold them into a cohesive, competitive unit. And do this year in and year out.
Even if the net effect of transfers and recruiting is an overall increase in player talent, the coach must still find to a way to develop a team that can win enough to meet expectations.