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2021-22 Non-UConn WBB News

Hate to hear that Suarez is out for the season. She was a decent spark for the team in a few games last year that I saw.

Never like to see or hear about injuries to these young people before the season even tips off.
 
South Florida's WBB program hit by NCAA with a one-year show-cause for head coach including a 15 hour suspension from practices during the regular season as a result of infractions.
 
Nebraska sophomore naliah Dillard will miss the season due to a knee injury. She also missed the 2020-2021 season
 
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KnightBridgeAZ said:
Several things. She hasn't been at work since April, after the contract extension, at least according to the other article. The extension was in April.

Part of it is for recruiting purposes, of course. Blair is 75. If you know the coach with the reputation is retiring, would you come anyway?

Also, RU is in a tough place; while it has been modest, RU has been generally successful of late after a really disappointing period (yes, there are folks disappointed now, but comparatively things have been better since RU upgraded their facilities). Vivian's name is still a "goodwill" generator, and it sends a terrible message if you were to fire a hall of famer or a coach who has returned to the NCAA's and 20 win seasons.

Of course the long time away is certainly an issue. It tends to make me wonder if she really was doing much day-to-day stuff in any case, or just providing high level direction. As I said in an earlier post, I kind of understand - she has had health issues, her daughter is way past her anticipated life expectancy based on her health issues, and again we are not in her shoes. But it will be interesting to see what transpires.

Although the mostly negative thread was deleted on the Rutgers board, several folks who know about such things posted that she probably has a year's worth of sick days accumulated in her lengthy career at Rutgers, based on University policies.
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Exactly; they're not going to run off a legend. I can vouch for sick leave; I've been with the same company for 27 years and I'm over my max bank of 960 hours of sick leave. Then I have young employees who have to take leave without pay because they call in sick at the drop of a hat and have no leave.
 
Seriously. The list of ACL injuries reported before the season starts is alarming. I know women are more prone to this type of injury, however the frequency of this being reported seems a lot higher than previous seasons.
 
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cancontent said:
Seriously. The list of ACL injuries reported before the season starts is alarming. I know women are more prone to this type of injury, however the frequency of this being reported seems a lot higher than previous seasons.
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This thread seems to be turning into The Injury Report. :(
 
Rooster C. said:
Anybody know why Diamond Miller hasn't been playing as yet?
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I think someone on here posted about it, can’t remember who. But she is day-to-day with knee pain. Just going to rest her while they still can.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
She can play if needed. She is not playing as a precautionary matter. I think she is going to rest a lot until the Baylor game. The Terps averaged 122.5 ppg in the exhibitions so they can afford to rest her for awhile.
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Glad they can afford to do so. She's had a couple busy off-seasons with her participation with USA Basketball in addition to the regular schedule these players have. Let her rest while others get the time and develop.
 
Kathy Delaney-Smith (via this post from Raoul and a Harvard press release) has announced her retirement from Harvard, effective after this year. Kudos for an absolutely stellar run in Cambridge.

Will be interesting to see who is interested in/gets this position. For instance, is this the kind of position former Duke Coach Gail Ann Goestenkors looks at? Or is there another Carla Berube in the NESCAC that could step up to D-1?

Interesting ND tie-in: she and Muffet McGraw were very good friends and would often hang together while making the AAU tourney and prospect evaluation rounds.

 
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Geew1992 said:
Taylor Mikesell was granted immediate eligibility for the second straight year
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I'm generally in favor of granting student-athletes maximum flexibility and agency over their situation. God knows the NCAA rules have worked against them for too long. But you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. When is the NCAA going to enforce their own rules???
 
undersized said:
I'm generally in favor of granting student-athletes maximum flexibility and agency over their situation. God knows the NCAA rules have worked against them for too long. But you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. When is the NCAA going to enforce their own rules???
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If she graduated from Oregon and they were just sorting out the paperwork, I’m fine with immediate eligibility. But if not …
 
So, a few things. It looks like Alisha Davis, the former Big Sky Player of the Year is now playing at CSU Pueblo after transferring from Northern Colorado.

In other news, North Carolina lost some major contributors as they look to keep pace with Duke with Teonni Key and Ariel Young both suffering ACL's.

 
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Several years ago there seemed to a higher number than usual of ACL injuries mid season (I think 3 Pac 12 players all were injured during one weekend). This year we are seeing a huge spike of injuries right before the season officially begins. Hate seeing this.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Several years ago there seemed to a higher number than usual of ACL injuries mid season (I think 3 Pac 12 players all were injured during one weekend). This year we are seeing a huge spike of injuries right before the season officially begins. Hate seeing this.
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Been saying the same. I fear the same could be possible with high school sports as well.

How is the topic of ACL and injury prevention managed at the HS/AAU level in the US? I know here in Canada, it's hit and miss depending on the generation the coach comes from, along with their diligence with staying current.

My daughter's rep team coach was really sensitive to it. He introduced them to warm up routines and movement drills that encouraged proper form. It seemed unique in comparison to the teams they played against.
 
I almost asked if any Bruin fans had heard because I hadn’t seen it anywhere officially last night but confirmed that Gina Conti (UCLA guard transferred from Wake Forest, from central ohio) had surgery on her foot and will be out (I heard) until possibly February but this tweet says “several weeks”

 
All-American Ashley Joens has not been practicing since rolling her ankle in the first minute of ISU's exhibition game. Probably won't play in the season opener tomorrow.

 
She better get well quickly. South Dakota State is coming to town in a week. This doesn't surprise me though based on the rumblings I've been hearing.
 
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