[SamuelMcF]

Obviously he has his reasons for transferring but I just don’t understand it. Maybe I’m wrong and I hope I’m wrong but his pro career outlook is pretty dim. So why not stick around to finish a degree at Stanford for free even if that means very little playing time. I guess Stanford is not for everyone and that is completely okay. 

We saw the same thing with Noah Taitz last year - he transferred sans degree to LMU for playing time. He was 1-for-1 replaced by Michael Jones, which was a clear upgrade. I could see a very similar move happening here, transfer upgrade included (fingers crossed - staff is already looking). Water finds its level.

At any other program, this type of attrition (backup sees writing on wall and leaves to start somewhere else, transfer replacement/upgrade for that player comes in) happens multiple times every offseason. For those who say Stanford should not be like "any other program"...fair enough, but it means when we have a bad player we're usually stuck with him for 4 years. When your team only has 13 spots and a significant number of them are locked in by below-average to bad players for 4 full seasons at a time...yikes.

Please do not let any of my strictly personnel-related speculation be seen as "defending Haase." Noah Taitz leaving and being upgraded upon (not to mention the other not-very-good grad transfer attrition...even Delaire was shaky at San Diego) was not the reason we sucked for the first half then were mediocre for the second half this year, nor will Isa Silva leaving (and potentially being upgraded upon) be the reason we continue to spin the wheel of mediocrity next year.

Haase was actually quoted before the season as saying he was confident in the offense but less confident about the defense. Of course the first half of the season was a horror show until the offense turned the corner, but people fail to realize our defense continued to be second-worst in the conference the entire time. Completely unacceptable.

(By the way, by both defensive rating and defensive box +/-, Silva was the worst defender on the team. Last year, who was the worst defender on the team? Noah Taitz.)

[SamuelMcF]

Obviously he has his reasons for transferring but I just don’t understand it. Maybe I’m wrong and I hope I’m wrong but his pro career outlook is pretty dim. So why not stick around to finish a degree at Stanford for free even if that means very little playing time. I guess Stanford is not for everyone and that is completely okay. 

We saw the same thing with Noah Taitz last year - he transferred sans degree to LMU for playing time. He was 1-for-1 replaced by Michael Jones, which was a clear upgrade. I could see a very similar move happening here, transfer upgrade included (fingers crossed - staff is already looking). Water finds its level.

At any other program, this type of attrition (backup sees writing on wall and leaves to start somewhere else, transfer replacement/upgrade for that player comes in) happens multiple times every offseason. For those who say Stanford should not be like "any other program"...fair enough, but it means when we have a bad player we're usually stuck with him for 4 years. When your team only has 13 spots and a significant number of them are locked in by below-average to bad players for 4 full seasons at a time...yikes.

Please do not let any of my strictly personnel-related speculation be seen as "defending Haase." Noah Taitz leaving and being upgraded upon (not to mention the other not-very-good grad transfer attrition...even Delaire was shaky at San Diego) was not the reason we sucked for the first half then were mediocre for the second half this year, nor will Isa Silva leaving (and potentially being upgraded upon) be the reason we continue to spin the wheel of mediocrity next year.

Haase was actually quoted before the season as saying he was confident in the offense but less confident about the defense. Of course the first half of the season was a horror show until the offense turned the corner, but people fail to realize our defense continued to be second-worst in the conference the entire time. Completely unacceptable.

(By the way, by both defensive rating and defensive box +/-, Silva was the worst defender on the team. Last year, who was the worst defender on the team? Noah Taitz.)