Not really. Only the class of 2016, already recruited, would care whether Tuck is there to lead the team, even if one assumes they would consider that as a minus (I hope not).is this hurting recruiting or not really?
She's a coy one, that Morgan. Now she'll have the opportunity to garner another UConn record. Only player to be honored at two Senior Nights.
Agree. it does keep her options open. And I think I know the primary reason that this option is important to her.I think it's a good move for Morgan. It keeps her options open. I thought she would 100% stick around for a 5th year, but now I'm 50%-50%. Good luck to her!
I am glad to see Morgan will participate in Senior Night with her incoming class of Stewie and Moriah..... After all , she is a 4 yr senior , on schedule to graduate , and has fulfilled all requirements. Participating on Senior Night will not prevent her from returning next year. I would love for her to stay another year and get her Graduate Degree while on scholarship. Helps her in the long run in particular.
That would be absolutely awesome! Put her in at the 2. We need to further investigate the "spy" anyway to determine her real reason for wanting to play for UConn.I think the real question for Senior Night will be "Will Polly get her first start?"
Remember that the "1st team AA" designation is given to 10 players, despite its name. I can't imagine that Morgan wouldn't be considered by any knowledgeable observer to be one of the 10 best players in the country. So I think she will get on the wall this year, although maybe not in time for her to be in uniform when it happens.Agree. it does keep her options open. And I think I know the primary reason that this option is important to her.
Much as been said recently about Morgan going to the WNBA as the W is supposedly one of her dreams. What has been lost in the conversation, at least recently, is that Morgan has previously stated in no uncertain terms that she wants to be on "The Wall" when she leaves UConn. As we all know, 3 All-Americans from the same team in the same year is a rarity. I think her probability of getting the AA distinction is going to be better next year than this year.
We'll see. I wish her THE BEST though, regardless of how it turns out for us, the fans.
The problem isn't whether you can find better players than Tuck, but that you can find players with better stats. That to me will be the biggest thing preventing her from being among those 10.Remember that the "1st team AA" designation is given to 10 players, despite its name. I can't imagine that Morgan wouldn't be considered by any knowledgeable observer to be one of the 10 best players in the country. So I think she will get on the wall this year, although maybe not in time for her to be in uniform when it happens.
But I'm not sure that would be a big factor pushing her to the WNBA.
If I were her, I would consider the alternative of playing a 5th year and then not playing professionally at all. Just because she dreamed about the WNBA when she was 14 doesn't mean that is her topmost priority now. It might benefit her to take advantage of her well-earned good name in the state of Connecticut to get a job with a local corporation, or on the staff of a Congressman or Senator from the state if that is in line with her long-term career goals. Almost any employer would be proud to have her as a representative, I would think.
Is she a senior? Is she on the team? If yes to those two questions, she would be the first senior not to start in her senior night game.I think the real question for Senior Night will be "Will Polly get her first start?"
I think the real question for Senior Night will be "Will Polly get her first start?"
As I recall, both of them did not participate in the ceremony in the year prior to their actual departure. The difference is that both of them had already made a definite decision to play the 5th year.did Kalana Greene do the Senior ceremony and then come back for a 5th year, wondering... how about Doty? Just trying to get an idea of how often this happens
Absolutely, she will!I think the real question for Senior Night will be "Will Polly get her first start?"
Thanks for the refresher... minus the ND mumble jumbleAs I recall, both of them did not participate in the ceremony in the year prior to their actual departure. The difference is that both of them had already made a definite decision to play the 5th year.
So I hope we can interpret Morgan's participation as just a matter of keeping her options open, rather than an indication that she has decided to leave.
By the way, isn't this melodrama a whole lot better than what happened at Notre Dame with Jewell Loyd? We may not know what happened behind closed doors, but there is absolutely no public evidence to suggest that she and Muffitt ever had an honest discussion about her future before Jewell made the abrupt announcement that she was leaving. It's telling that Morgan feels comfortable having honest discussions with Geno about that subject, and I will bet that most UConn players would feel the same way if they were in her situation. It's just an example of the level of trust that Geno is able to develop, and the faith that his players have in his willingness to act and advise in their best interest, even when it may conflict with his desire to win yet another NC.
Maybe if Muffitt already had 10 trophies in her case, she could afford to take a detached attitude toward Jewell's career plans, but that is a hypothesis contrary to fact.
He's much softer these days... but I like that he said that even tho I believe mMorgan wouldn't mind sitting down while next years senior (Chong) takes the walk.Geno once said in reference to someone (perhaps Nicole Wolff?) : "you don't get 2 senior nights."