I have some mixed feelings about this transfer business. I look at it the same as if it were a job, if you are not happy there, you don't care for your boss, your fellow employees, your pay, your location, you need to make a change.
I don't see how transfering hurts the APR. Someone explain that to me.
A young man of 17,18 has no idea what his experience will be like until he gets there. And how about coaches transfering, I think that is part of the picture as well. How about a bit more than 11.7?
The perentages are not that high when you consider how any schools there are and how many players. It just doesn't work out sometimes., for many reasons.
My understanding is, most transfers do so because they go away and meet other players at summer leagues and they are influenced by their experiences and friendships. I think that good coaches who have done their job at recruiting don't intentionally take players from other programs. Players should have the right to transfer, because it might make a bg impact in their future as well.
TPM