In the recent years of college basketball, the transfer portal has been the talk of the town. What big name player is going where, and how much money is he getting paid to go there?
Kansas being one of the biggest names in college basketball historically is a hot spot for transfers looking to cash in on it’s success. However after watching this years Kansas team, something stands out to me.
Players transfer to Kansas with the assumption that by just putting on the jersey, they will automatically go 31-1.
West Virginia, who has big wins this season against Arizona and Gonzaga, picked up another one yesterday in their Big12 opener. West Virginia took down number 7 ranked Kansas at Kansas.
Big Name Transfers who Ruin College Basketball, and Their own Name
We have seen teams with multiple big name transfers in the past few seasons, including this year’s Kansas team, that just feel like they are coming out flat.
Kansas only scored 20 first half points against West Virginia. Big name transfers in Hunter Dickinson and AJ Storr, both coming from the Big10 and both expected to be stars, have been a disappointment to the Kansas program.
Feels like the easy way out, after struggling to win elsewhere, let’s go to one of the winningest programs of all time, and win.
Yet, there is an old saying in life, “no matter where you go, you are who you are.”.
Underserved Money Breeds an Ego
These kids need to look in the mirror and realize Kansas, or any school for that matter, is not great because of the colors, the mascot, or the midcourt logo. It is great because of the effort the players in those colors bring.
Yesterday was yet another wake up call, transfers tend to take the school pride for granted. They get millions of dollars and rest on their laurels. The accountability of growth is gone from the game, for next summer they can transfer again, get another check, wear another jersey, and show up with the same, excuse my language, BULLSHIT attitude.
I feel bad for the coaches trying to navigate this, the players who never reach their potential because of zero hunger, and most importantly the fans who bleed the school’s colors that these players take for granted.
It is a privilege to put on a school’s colors, especially at a school like Kansas. Now it feels as if players only care about one color, the color of money.
Rowan Donaghey, Sports Reporter and Betting Analyst for Stare Down Sports. You can follow him on the X via @RowanDonaghey
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