(03-07-2019 01:29 PM)tribeinexile Wrote:  Two developments make me feel a little better regarding potential transfers. The current five-game winning streak has to instill confidence in next year’s prospects. And giving Williams the playing time against JMU has to give everyone the belief that they can get a shot.

To play devil's advocate...Jihar getting 12 minutes as the last scholarship 2-guard on the roster in a game of no real consequence because Chase sprained an ankle in the first 90 seconds does not make me believe that he (or anyone) is "getting a shot."

Not to say there is no chance of a Burchfield-like leap from him, but Burchfield was at least a regular rotation player (and the country's leading three-point specialist!) on a team with a lot of talented guards by his sophomore year. I don't recall any of Tony's guys getting regular DNP-CDs through their first two years and ever playing a meaningful role. And there's not a guard spot opening up next year.

Even though his career here hasn't been what anyone would've hoped, I still think he's a talented player. And much as I would love to have that talent available to us, if it's important to him that he sees regular playing time, I think a transfer would be his best-case scenario, because it would mean someone else values that talent in a way Tony doesn't.