Traci Carter to Transfer

[robmufan]

As much as it sucks for depth, I really don't think this will make or break the rest of the season...

[Pakuni]

You really think Duane is coming back? What if Rowsey or Howard goes down with a knee injury? I guess we just have to Respect the Process for another four years.

Good luck getting quality players to commit to three years of second/third string minutes on the basis of "Hey, if two guys go down with knee injuries, you're my guy!"

[chapman]

At least we have a redshirt player to make 10.  That's improvement over adding walk-ons to have enough bodies to practice...

[GoldenDieners32]

I really liked traci. This opens up a scholarship thought that could be good

[goldeneagle91114]

You really think Duane is coming back? What if Rowsey or Howard goes down with a knee injury? I guess we just have to Respect the Process for another four years.

Agree, I would be shocked ind Duane came back for another "rebuild" season. and If Traci worked on his shot he could easily beat out Rowsey for minutes.

Hard to rebuild a program when you can keep players on the squad.

[Big Papi]

Wouldn't necessarily rule it out as a grad transfer at the end of the year.

I actually think it would be shocking if Duane is here next year but I don't want to be speculative.

At the end of the day, players want to play.  If they are not getting playing time, they are gone.

[4th and State]

Doesn't Duane have a kid?  If so, that could be reason enough for him to stick around.  I assume his minutes will increase now anyway.

[Pakuni]

Wouldn't necessarily rule it out as a grad transfer at the end of the year.

I'd be surprised if he wasn't a grad transfer at the end of the year. It's his last year he'll want more minutes that are the horizon for him at MU.

[GoldenDieners32]

I really liked him but it frees up a scholarship

[goldeneagle91114]

Doesn't Duane have a kid?  If so, that could be reason enough for him to stick around.  I assume his minutes will increase now anyway.

It's also a reason to leave and go get paid overseas.

[BM1090]

Everything I've heard within the last few months makes it sound like Duane is coming back. Also, he tweeted about a month ago how excited he was for his Junior and Senior seasons at MU.

[robmufan]

Hard to rebuild a program when you can keep players on the squad.

Not going to be easy to rebuild a program with people that don't want to be on the team either...he saw he might have a reduction in playing time I am guessing, and didn't take kindly to that. I bet that happens a lot for many of programs.

[goldeneagle91114]

#CharacterRevealed

[robmufan]

I heard he was spotted with Sandy at the Rec.

[#UnleashSean]

Agree, I would be shocked ind Duane came back for another "rebuild" season. and If Traci worked on his shot he could easily beat out Rowsey for minutes.

Hard to rebuild a program when you can keep players on the squad.

Rowsey has been one of our best players over the last few games.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Duane right now is behind jjj and katin both gone next year.  I can totally see him coming back, with that said i dont think he is really very good.  I also would nt be surprised to see him leave, he is mired on the bench much of his own doing.  Has a young child at home, might that keep him home?

Traci is really not a surprise... Half the player of a kid younger than him.  Also compares poorly to Rowsey  Traci very turnover prone and couldnt shoot a lick.
Was hoping this year Traci would have tightened his handle n could make a few shots, nothing ive seen this season has indicated any improvement.
He was 3rd string point guard with a freshman ahead of him... Transfer blueprint.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Liked the kid but he had mid major game

[HoopsterBC]

Curious why he did not play against Wisconsin, now you know?  Recruit better player like Markus, then this happens.  It stops the logjam at the point for the next 2
years.  To bad, better defender than Markus, and better distributor of the ball.  There was improvement, but once you play alot as a freshman, hard to sit more as
a sophomore.    Like I said in the past, hard to keep 12 players happy, Sacar did the right move as he saw he was not going to play.  Cohen should have seen the
writing on the wall this summer when he recruited a graduate in Reinhardt.  Now this, oh well, you never get experienced if there is transfers all the time.

[Lennys Tap]

Guessing his "knee injury" was much ado about nothing.

[teamdee]

We need to start winning, i'm done with cute losses.  Longest drought in WI for not making the tourney.  We need results. 

[Goose]

Positive for the program and a positive for Traci. He was not the long term answer at PG, regardless of Scooper's belief, and hopefully he will land at a better fit for him. Kudo's to Wojo for going with Howard early on in the process.

[brewcity77]

Wow. This is a gut punch. One of our best man defenders. Traci is also by far our best distributor. Didn't see his minutes dropping. Wojo opened Philly back up, hope this doesn't signal the end of that.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Guessing his "knee injury" was much ado about nothing.

Why lie about that in such a specific way...just makes everyone look silly

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Positive for the program and a positive for Traci. He was not the long term answer at PG, regardless of Scooper's belief, and hopefully he will land at a better fit for him. Kudo's to Wojo for going with Howard early on in the process.

Absolutely Silly, the team is better with Traci on it. Still would have liked to see him start the rest of the year and have Howard come off the bench for a scoring punch or start at the 2 if JJJ or Haanif were slumping.

[cheebs09]

we still need role players. This is turning into a concerning trend.