These transfers will hollow out next year's team by the loss of "player-minutes" per game. I bet UF has lost the most "player-minutes" to the portal than any school? Sure, replace them with "better" players and all is well. Anyone believing Mike White is going to coach so many "unfamiliar newbies" into a solid functioning team, hitting on so many new cylinders? Anybody? Might this transfer exodus be a faltering we should not take lightly? Most have been thinking White is overdue for turning that corner heading toward doing well in the SEC?
Before this season began, many said if White cannot win big with this crew of players, it would cast shade on his ability to be the winning coach the University of Florida basketball program requires. Well, this 2021-2022 season performance will muddle-up next year's evaluation of White by adding the valid excuse of "can't expect White to make a team out of "strangers". Now of course, if White coaches this new team to be better developed, more "team co-ordinated, more winning than this year's team that went seeking "solid coaching" then he will have earned high praise and I will have earned "tar & feathers" for being such a picky fan.
If team productivity isn't going to miss these transferees, then under White Russkiev must greatly improve (develop), even Castleton must improve, Lewis too? An NBA-worthy talent (Mann) must be partially made-up for? I hope Payne comes back and White is a help to him? Who-the-hell has our coaching staff been a help to? = job performance for high pay? White has developed my curmudgeonry. So sorry- White has developed the bad-fan in me.