I saw this coming. I heard from a usually reliable source that he was very unhappy here with the new staff and system. At the time I posted that he would be gone even if it meant sitting out and transferring.
As time went on it looked less and less like he was leaving. He’s an awesome player. I’d much rather have him than not, but this is the right move for him assuming he picks a better fit.
We are obsessed with assessing blame when something doesn’t work out, but I think players like Heron and LJ are simply better suited for different playing styles. We don’t need to blame the player is the coach.
What kind of pisses me off is that Perez would have been a really damn good replacement—perhaps even better in some ways.
2020-21 looks like a deep team. The one obvious weakness I see is proven scoring. After Cole, who I expect to score a lot in spite of his lack of experience, we don’t have another consistent scoring threat unless someone really steps up.