Minnesota G Marcus Carr has entered the transfer portal
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1372916196719353865
Huge B1G news and likely going to be one of the most sought after players in the portal
March 19th, 2021 at 11:26 AM ^
This is such juicy gossip, its bound to be repeated!
March 19th, 2021 at 11:34 AM ^
Think MSU goes after him if Watts leaves?
March 19th, 2021 at 11:37 AM ^
If Mike Smith is moving on I think Michigan will go after him.
March 19th, 2021 at 11:51 AM ^
Doesn't matter if Watts leaves, they need a proven PG who has experience in college.
March 19th, 2021 at 11:37 AM ^
UM sports counts many beloved Carrs among its ranks. Come home to us, Marcus...
March 19th, 2021 at 11:38 AM ^
Marcus Carr’s next college stop will be his third one since he graduated in 2017 from Florida’s Montverde Academy where he was a teammate and friend of former Dukie, current New York Knick and fellow Toronto native RJ Barrett. He began at Pitt before he transferred to Minnesota.
My first thought for Carr’s destination was Duke. If Barrett steers Carr to Duke, then Carr would be competing for playing time with two highly-rated guards who’ll be sophomores next season, DJ Steward and Jeremy Roach.
My second thought for Carr’s destination was Syracuse (a) because it’s closer to Toronto than Duke is and (b), if he’d be eligible immediately, then he’d likely become the starting point guard because current starter Joseph Girard is just not as good as Carr and Syracuse doesn’t have any other true point guards on its roster or among its current recruits.
March 19th, 2021 at 11:43 AM ^
Your 2nd argument for Syracuse - with all due respect if Carr is eligible immediately, which he probably will be, he not only would start for Syracuse, he would start for 90% of all college programs, no?
March 19th, 2021 at 12:10 PM ^
You are correct, sir! BUT, my choice of Syracuse for Carr's next stop is based only on the factors I mentioned.
After more than a year of living under various COVID-19 restrictions that have been stressful for many college athletes, it seemed like living in Syracuse, within a four-hour drive from Toronto, might make it worthwhile for Carr to be closer to home during his final season of college basketball.
I also see that Ann Arbor isn't that much further away from Toronto than Syracuse.
March 19th, 2021 at 11:43 AM ^
Uh, yes please.
March 19th, 2021 at 12:29 PM ^
Minnesota winters suck.
March 19th, 2021 at 12:31 PM ^
How many people can we have on our team?
March 19th, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
I think Carr is a ball hog. I would not want him. Juwan has the boys he needs. I also have this feeling that Mike Smith is going to be back next year.
Mike Smith jacked up a lot of shots before he came here too. I’m sure Carr could adjust.
That's because their offense is iso ball and he doesn't really have a choice being the best option on offense. He would be an incredible PnR player in an offense where he doesn't have to carry everyone.
Marcus Carr scores ~19 ppg but he shoot 38% from the field. Yuck.
If Carr changes his game to be more balanced (like Mike Smith did), then I think he would be a better fit for us.
But given an option between a 2nd year of Mike Smith and 1 year of Marcus Carr, I'll take Smith. I think Smith would be even better in his 2nd season in Coach Howard's flexible system.
Can he play defensive tackle?
Obligatory.
Carr: "Hey I just got a recruitment text from Michigan. It said 'Come to Michigan where you can really tackle the competition' signed, Coach JH."
I has been expected here that he would declare for the NBA draft, not transfer. I wonder if he's just keeping all of his options open?
i have to believe he is going to test the nba waters
https://247sports.com/Article/Marcus-Carr-plans-to-enter-2021-NBA-Draft-college-options-162672429/
More than likely will enter draft according to this article