One small comment on the GW 73 '21 prediction from a strong emotional supporter of GW basketball, but one with shallow knowledge.  UCSD may be a W vice an L.  The Tritons only entered DIV 1 earlier this year and ended  at the bottom of the league against a patty cake schedule. 

Rising, when a player doesn't play nearly as much as he would like, presumably because he is not good enough, is that an example of the player blowing himself up?  Isn't it the coach's decision as to who gets to play and how much?

How about a real example?  Jameer Nelson Jr. gets recruited by JC, suddenly becomes available after Martelli is fired, and JC snatches him up.  JC is excited, being  a former point guard himself, based on JNJ's pedigree and athleticism.  A year later, JC recruits and welcomes James Bishop to the team.  Bishop becomes the team's primary point guard, a role that JNJ had to believe would be his sooner rather than later.

You can easily make the case that James is a more polished basketball player and that JC has upgraded the talent on the team.  JC is paid to win games (among other reasons but this is a big one) so he is well within his rights to make a call like this.  Nobody has suggested that he should not have brought in James.  However, how can this be construed as JNJ kind of blowing himself up?  No reasonable person should have expected him to remain a Colonial under these circumstances.

And this is what LSF and I are saying.  It was JC's decision/action that caused JNJ to transfer.  He was not told to transfer nor was he asked to transfer.  The point is that he didn't need to be told or asked.   

And by your logic, if you agree to play for GW, you should commit to being there for the course of your entire eligibility period regardless of any circumstances which would compel you to change schools.  Seems like they're making it easier, not harder, to change schools.  You seem to be traveling in the opposite direction.

But to answer your question, I believe it should be totally up to the player.  Plenty of GW players have spent their time here wishing they had a larger role but after taking into account things like the quality of their education, relationships they have with coaches, teammates, friends, romantic interests, etc., the ability to live and perhaps intern and start a career in the DC area, etc., they have opted to remain at GW.  Sure they want to play more but other factors outweigh this.

And if a player is eligible to transfer and is unhappy with their role and/or the direction of the team, to the point where they would like to from a basketball perspective become a bigger fish in a smaller pond or a smaller fish in a bigger pond, why should they have to "stick things out" when they are not forced to do so?    

I applaud the few here who dared to make a prediction. Back in Sep I was optimistic and hoping we could get 8 or 9 wins OOC, especially with the "cupcake" Mark Turgeon like schedule. 

My advice - don't quit your day jobs and try to become the next "Jimmy the Greek" in Vegas.