Traci Carter to Transfer

[esotericmindguy]

Funny. I said either he or Rowsey were gone and got laughed at. These guys don't come to Marquette to sit on bench. Right or wrong, guys just want to play.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Hate to see Traci leave but not surprised because Howard displaced him as a starter.  Wojo is upping the talent level each year and transfers will happen with kids that get outplayed.

[robmufan]

I agree but we also need some role players to stick around year to year...

We need to start getting into the post-season again so these types of players don't just look at mins and pull the ripcord on the team mid-season.

Part of me wants to say no one recruits role players (though I know its not true).

I rather have wojo get all highly touted recruits, and in the meantime, have some guys leave so other talented people can take their spot. There is no way to tell how a young person will react when they have some minutes pulled. Role players have to realize they are just that...and it appears that Traci thought he was more than that.

[Pakuni]

In all seriousness, and I know the transfer rate is rising everywhere, does this reflect badly on Wojo?

Not really. The only ways this could be turned into a negative is if
1) Players are leaving for reasons other than playing time.
2) Players were leaving Marquette for better/equal programs.

[CAGASS24]

Thought this after Sandy and now again with traci - what's this say about diener, the player personnel person?  Ostensibly he is he guy charged with getting guys to buy in and listening to grievances like this....

[nyg]

Not really shocking. He likely saw his next 2.5 years at MU as Markus Howard's backup and wants to be somewhere he can start.
Unfortunate, but understandable.

The above says it all.  Once Rowsey got the PT behind Howard and Howard displayed his offensive ability, no way was Traci going to get minutes.

Cohen and Carter gone, so now MU can concentrate on a 6ft 8 240lb bruiser up front. 

Good luck to Traci, like I said last year, I sat behind bench at Georgetown game and loved his tenacity, only one getting into teammates faces, big time. 

[Stretchdeltsig]

I agree with the comments that plays should play the whole year before transferring.  The reduced number of players on the roster makes me think about the Badgers who suit up 18-20 players for home games.  They are intimidating when they run onto the court at the beginning of games.  How do they retain so many players?

[mileskishnish72]

So much for the "engine."

[NotAnAlum]

Thought this after Sandy and now again with traci - what's this say about diener, the player personnel person?  Ostensibly he is he guy charged with getting guys to buy in and listening to grievances like this....

Travis was always one of my favorite players but I've heard that he can be a real difficult guy to deal with.  IIRC when he broke his hand as a senior one of the reasons team moral when down the tubes was Travis's approach when he wasn't playing.  He may just be a my way or the high way guy and someone in that organization needs to be the outlet when players feel they aren't communicating with Wojo.

[T-Bone]

Damnit. Will miss the engine. Hope he lands some where warmer.

[HoopsterBC]

I agree with the comments that plays should play the whole year before transferring.  The reduced number of players on the roster makes me think about the Badgers who suit up 18-20 players for home games.  They are intimidating when they run onto the court at the beginning of games.  How do they retain so many players?

Majority are walk-ons, Pritzl not ready to play and he knows it,  Van Vliet is like 22, where is he going.  Hill is redshirt junior, where is he going?  Sometime you have to
accept your fate.  A kid from Philly who I am sure thinks he is going to be a pro, wants to play.  Can not blame him, nor Cohen who just wants to play and GB is the right
school for his talent. (maybe)

[mileskishnish72]

Wonder if the knee thing was going to limit him here.

[esotericmindguy]

Objectively speaking this isn't much of a loss. Way over rated on this board.  He'll end up in the horizon league with Sandy, or something similar. Which is great, he'll probably be successful and enjoy his experience. I'd like to see Duane get more minutes anyway.

As for Wojo, how does this reflect on him? Players are transferring like madmen. MU's are mid terms because the guys use to play and now they don't. Why waste a half year of eligibility riding the pine.

[GoldenWarrior11]

A negative drawback of getting so many four star recruits. They all think they can play at a high level and contribute.

It's disheartening to have yet another year of not having a full bench entering BE play.

I hope Anim keeps his redshirt. It'd be bad to have him scrap it now just to be number ten off the bench.

I just want to win and make tournaments again.

[kryza]

I will always have a special place in my heart of the engine. He single-handedly made us forget about the PG position woes that plagued us for years, and for that, I thank him.

Best of luck Traci! I'm sure you'll find a good place with playing time. You could help a lot of D1 teams.

[MUBigDance]

I wish players would stay with a team these days...am I remembering the 70's,80s,90s wrong?  Magic did leave early and Larry transfer'ed and Michael stayed three. So it happens...but they were all freaks.

I don't want to see this team as the leftovers and Wojo's new guys. I don't want to think of Wojo treating players as "My Guys" and "those guys". He's not doing that, right?

I don't think I would like being a Kentucky fan...who is really on my team? But I guess they're happy...they win and fill Rupp Arena.

I wish the typical high school players had enough sense to go to a school to prepare them for going pro in something else than basketball. Maybe Marquette isn't the best place for some guys.

I know I don't understand the Euro-D-league-Pro-basketball-market out there...but are there really that may jobs available to give all these guys a living? Having said that I want DJO, Vander, Traci, and all of them to succeed at it.

I wish for all our players that MU can be a place they can have fond memories of and come back to and identify with. Its depressing to think its not really that way. You know Henry never really came to MU...he didn't unpack his bags.

signed,
Depressed in Milwaukee

[warriorfan 14]

good lord the amount of transfers under wojo is staggering. would be nice to have the roster stability that wisconsin has

[buckchuckler]

Funny. I said either he or Rowsey were gone and got laughed at. These guys don't come to Marquette to sit on bench. Right or wrong, guys just want to play.

[mayfairskatingrink]

Traci was terrible on offense, but when healthy he could play solid defense.

And solid defense is on short supply with MU bball.

[wadesworld]

I agree with the comments that plays should play the whole year before transferring.  The reduced number of players on the roster makes me think about the Badgers who suit up 18-20 players for home games.  They are intimidating when they run onto the court at the beginning of games.  How do they retain so many players?

They just block anyone who wants to transfer from doing so and from talking to any D1 school out there.

[tower912]

Less surprising than Sandy, IMO.  Not enough minutes. 

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Traci should have been playing way more than Rowsey. This team doesn't need anymore shooters, they did need some sort of defensive presence though.

Hated the Rowsey transfer when it happened, hate it even more now.

[muwarrior69]

Rather than working hard to earn a spot or learning how to overcome adversity (i.e. you are now the little fish in a pond with bigger fish) they quit. The really sad thing is they still believe they can make a living playing basketball rather than stay in school and earn a degree which will benefit them much better in the real world. So who will be our next "snowflake".

[jonny09]

Traci was really our only true PG.  Not having one right now is the biggest concern.  I know Markus will be the go to but Traci was by far our best option to beat full court pressure.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Have to admit this one surprised me. I had heard that he might transfer at the end of the season because of playing time, didn't expect a mid-season transfer. I know it means waiting an extra semester to play but burning a year of eligibility just doesn't seem wise to me.

I would expect Marquette to get involved in the transfer game. Either a mid-season or a traditional transfer at the end of the year. Got the schollies for it now.