Aneesah Morrow list

[Topdawg]

I am leaning towards USC too.

In the other locations, there are other players (Cardozo, Reese) who will reduce Morrow’s rebounding numbers and put-back points. Overall number of shots will also be reduced. However, the odds of winning a championship are higher.

NIL opportunities are probably highest if you are the star on the team and that is less likely at LSU And most likely at USC. If you are a star, your odds of getting selected at the next level are probably also higher.

For many players, it used to be that a championship mattered the most. I certainly don’t know what Morrow’s priorities are. We will all discover soon enough!

 

[Carnac]

Am I missing something?
Her top 3 she announced
LSU….South Carolina and USC!!!

No, you’re not missing anything. Got any ideas on where she’s going? Your guess is as good as anyone else's.

 

[Carnac]

Remember that USC with UCLA are moving to the BIG TEN in another year. So, Ms. Morrow could then have
one year in the Pac 12 and then a senior year in the BIG 10. Nothing shabby about that!,
and quite a way to see the country. THE Big 10 Experience would mean going back to Chicago and playing Northwestern. This
could happen!

Agreed. The national exposure Bonedog suggested will come AFTER the 23-24 season when they join the BIG 10.

 

[jdote33]

I think South Carolina makes a lot of sense as well. I think they are a pretty strong brand. Last year they had an nil deal where everybody got 25k. As great as Morrow is, and I'm pretty ignorant about the amount of money and how this nil space works, but a guarantee of 25k without having to do much sounds great. Then basketball wise, although Id hate it for some of the young talent they already have, I do like that it takes a lot of pressure off of Cardoso to be an offensive force. Like if Cardoso averaged more than 14 points a game next year is be genuinely surprised, and I'm a fan. So I could see SC needing scoring. Also I think Morrow can navigate the 3 and 4 but she is probably best at the 4.

 

[Carnac]

Sorry to go against you on this one, but USC is the obvious pick here. SC and LSU are just there to give cover. Morrow wants to play in SoCal with a building program. Whatever they accomplish, she'll be the star with JuJu getting second billing for two years. She'll still get all her double-doubles, plus the NIL money and tons of exposure. It's a gamble, of course, since USC hasn't been on anyone's radar before. It's the same gamble JuJu is making.

I'm just reading the tea leaves about what a 20yo is likely to think. She may get this calculation entirely wrong. What she won't get wrong is that she'll be supporting cast at the other places. The only thing that might get her to change her mind is Betts at the crosstown rival. If they aren't competitive in their primary market, that will put a crimp in her glory.

No problem Doggie. You've got to call 'em like you see them.

 

[Darwin]

I work with a lot of Iowa fans in Cedar Rapids and they are convinced the Hawkeyes are getting Morrow, which they can offer a lot, including 14,000+ fans a game.

Iowa does not avarage 14k per game in attendance.

 

[Bone Dog]

Agreed. The national exposure Bonedog suggested will come AFTER the 23-24 season when they join the BIG 10.

This is exactly what I was thinking... or more precisely, what I think she will be thinking.

It's hard to get into the mind of a 20yo. As is happens, my job brings me into contact with a lot of folks in precisely this age range, and so I am more familiar than I might otherwise be with the sort of fantastical reveries they are prone to. But even I am often fooled.

As an example, I often urge my students not to pursue an academic career (because I worry that the tenure system is dying), and certainly not in a field that has so few openings in a given year. And despite my best efforts at persuading them of this, I still find myself writing recommendations to academic grad programs on their behalf. And yet I have a recent triumph: one former student is about to graduate from a prestigious law school in Boston! I don't care that it's law school -- it could have been any professional program -- but that it's not academic is what matters. She is now primed to find a well-paying job and begin a career with some modicum of job security. I am content.

 

[oldhusky]

I don't know what she should or will do, but her playing time should be higher at USC, and her championship chances are better at LSU or SC. For the latter reason I hope she goes to USC which I do not see as a championship contender yet, whereas the other two are serious challengers to Uconn.

 

[DEFCONN1]

This is exactly what I was thinking... or more precisely, what I think she will be thinking.

It's hard to get into the mind of a 20yo. As is happens, my job brings me into contact with a lot of folks in precisely this age range, and so I am more familiar than I might otherwise be with the sort of fantastical reveries they are prone to. But even I am often fooled.

As an example, I often urge my students not to pursue an academic career (because I worry that the tenure system is dying), and certainly not in a field that has so few openings in a given year. And despite my best efforts at persuading them of this, I still find myself writing recommendations to academic grad programs on their behalf. And yet I have a recent triumph: one former student is about to graduate from a prestigious law school in Boston! I don't care that it's law school -- it could have been any professional program -- but that it's not academic is what matters. She is now primed to find a well-paying job and begin a career with some modicum of job security. I am content.

Well done!

 

[oldude]

None of Morrow’s final 3 make sense to me. At LSU & SC she’ll play second fiddle to Reese & Cardoso respectively. USC is not and will not be a major basketball power anytime soon. USC = DePaul West?

Iowa made the most sense. The Hawkeyes desperately need a low post threat to replace Czinano and complement Clark. Morrow would have been able to basque in some of the notoriety generated by Clark and the Hawkeye faithful are some of the most rabid fans in WBB.

Oh well, I guess we’ll see where Ms Morrow ends up. Time will tell how it all works out.

 

[socal613ws]

None of Morrow’s final 3 make sense to me. At LSU & SC she’ll play second fiddle to Reese & Cardoso respectively. USC is not and will not be a major basketball power anytime soon. USC = DePaul West?

Iowa made the most sense. The Hawkeyes desperately need a low post threat to replace Czinano and complement Clark. Morrow would have been able to basque in some of the notoriety generated by Clark and the Hawkeye faithful are some of the most rabid fans in WBB.

Oh well, I guess we’ll see where Ms Morrow ends up. Time will tell how it all works out.

not about playing time anymore, it's about Nil. Sad this is where we are

 

[oldude]

not about playing time anymore, it's about Nil. Sad this is where we are

While I acknowledge that NIL is a factor, I doubt that Morrow wants to come off the bench as anyone’s backup.

 

[JellyBean]

Morrow going to Southern California would be a good option. They have quite a few option spots so she would start off the bat. Plus, with JuJu Watkins joining the Women of Troy this fall, those two could lay the foundation for the reminisce of USC.

 

[sun]

Each of the programs have a highly ranked super freshmen & Morrow will decide which one that she wants to become best friends with for the next 2 years.
Juju's talent has been compared to Diana Taurasi & Maya Moore.
The personalities of the players on each team will also play a big part of it since they'll be spending so much time together.
That might give Juju & SoCal a recruiting advantage & able to attract other players besides Morrow.

 

[VA Huskie]

I’ve been wondering how much NIL plays into an individual’s decision regarding where to play. Seems to me it’s sorta like free agency in professional sports. Some players want to maximize their earnings. Others want to be able to play for a championship. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. In women’s college basketball there’s a third factor - how do I maximize my future value (ie, professional $$). I’m sure those factors are weighted differently for each individual.
It’ll be interesting to see where Morrow ends up.

 

[DefenseBB]

Iowa does not avarage 14k per game in attendance.

This year they averaged 11,143 and had 4 home games over 14,000 AND have increased ticket sales for next year based on their success this year. My attendance gues is they will averag 12,000 next year and at least 7 games of 14,000+ This is as passionate a fan base as there is.

 

[oldude]

I’ve been wondering how much NIL plays into an individual’s decision regarding where to play. Seems to me it’s sorta like free agency in professional sports. Some players want to maximize their earnings. Others want to be able to play for a championship. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. In women’s college basketball there’s a third factor - how do I maximize my future value (ie, professional $$). I’m sure those factors are weighted differently for each individual.
It’ll be interesting to see where Morrow ends up.

NIL in WBB is like an alternate universe. Top college basketball players like Paige, Angel Reese & Caitlyn Clark have the potential to make more in 4 years as college basketball players than they’ll make in 10 years as pros.

 

[darrell]

None of Morrow’s final 3 make sense to me. At LSU & SC she’ll play second fiddle to Reese & Cardoso respectively. USC is not and will not be a major basketball power anytime soon. USC = DePaul West?

Iowa made the most sense. The Hawkeyes desperately need a low post threat to replace Czinano and complement Clark. Morrow would have been able to basque in some of the notoriety generated by Clark and the Hawkeye faithful are some of the most rabid fans in WBB.

Oh well, I guess we’ll see where Ms Morrow ends up. Time will tell how it all works out.

I agree with your reasonings on LSU & South Carolina, but USC is definitely on their way to becoming a powerhouse. Cracked the Top 25 last year, beat Stanford and now they’re getting one of the most heralded recruits we’ve seen in some time. They’re also in the biggest NIL market in the country.

If she chooses USC, the trio of her, Rayah Marshall and Juju Watkins can easily lead USC to a Top 25 ranking, possibly Top 10, in my opinion.

 

[gold2323]

That is why I believe Paige will stay at least 2 years or possibly 3….her COVID year…..Once she regains her form more NIL offers will come.
Please do not forget that no Freshman before her ran the table in POY awards….

 

[Kaizen]

She could have just cut to the chase and said my top 2 are LSU and South Carolina.

That is for next week announcement when she cut her list to Two.
She will make the final one in the beginning of May .

 

[Bjbod]

https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/06/iowa-pauses-wbb-season-ticket-sales-2023-24-national-championship-game-run-caitlin-clark

This year they averaged 11,143 and had 4 home games over 14,000 AND have increased ticket sales for next year based on their success this year. My attendance gues is they will averag 12,000 next year and at least 7 games of 14,000+ This is as passionate a fan base as there is.

They've already had requests for 13,200 season tix for next year; had to pause sales to formulate strategy for student access and other situations before they were entirely sold out at 15,000.

 

[Carnac]

just doesn't seem like the right fit............I'm still thinking South Carolina, LSU, ND or Maryland but what do I know....

Great minds Charlie……..great minds.

 

[Carnac]

I think the Flamingo wears it better.

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Sez you. Kim might beg to differ with you.

 

[Carnac]

https://www.si.com/college/2023/04/06/iowa-pauses-wbb-season-ticket-sales-2023-24-national-championship-game-run-caitlin-clark

They've already had requests for 13,200 season tix for next year; had to pause sales to formulate strategy for student access and other situations before they were entirely sold out at 15,000.

Build it and they will come.

 

[Carnac]

Yeah, we need a scorer/rebounder, but I had trouble seeing how she'd mesh with Caitlin after being top dog @ Depaul for 2 years. We'll never know. They do need another proven player; expecting our reserves to upgrade to the point they'd match Czinano and Warnock is a longshot.

I gotta go with Nan on this one. Not enough basketballs on the court at the same time for those two to play together. One would have to accept a subservient role in order to play together. There can only be one queen bee in the hive at a time. You know that’s not going to happen. Morrow has too many other options to even remotely consider going to Iowa.

 

[bballnut90]

None of Morrow’s final 3 make sense to me. At LSU & SC she’ll play second fiddle to Reese & Cardoso respectively. USC is not and will not be a major basketball power anytime soon. USC = DePaul West?

Iowa made the most sense. The Hawkeyes desperately need a low post threat to replace Czinano and complement Clark. Morrow would have been able to basque in some of the notoriety generated by Clark and the Hawkeye faithful are some of the most rabid fans in WBB.

Oh well, I guess we’ll see where Ms Morrow ends up. Time will tell how it all works out.

I think she slides in at SC extremely well. Cardoso is a beast but she scores off layups and putbacks inside, Morrow is a very different player and a lot more skilled offensively away from the basket. She could take over Cooke's go to/playmaker role when it's late in the shot clock and pair well playing with Cardoso inside. Dawn has as good a track record as anyone at developing frontcourt talent too.

LSU I don't think makes much sense, but South Carolina and LSU are 2 of the most high profile programs in the country so she'll get a lot of exposure and play for proven coaches.

USC also makes a lot of sense from NIL and the program being up and coming. 2 years of Morrow/Watkins could put them in the top 10 if they have other pieces to fill out the roster. Culture wise, going from Chicago to LA has more similarities too than going from Chicago to Baton Rogue or Columbia. I hope she picks SC because I think they need an offensive presence like her to be a legitimate contender to UCONN next year (assuming everyone is healthy).

 

[The CDR-Ret]

I think she slides in at SC extremely well. Cardoso is a beast but she scores off layups and putbacks inside, Morrow is a very different player and a lot more skilled offensively away from the basket. She could take over Cooke's go to/playmaker role when it's late in the shot clock and pair well playing with Cardoso inside. Dawn has as good a track record as anyone at developing frontcourt talent too.

LSU I don't think makes much sense, but South Carolina and LSU are 2 of the most high profile programs in the country so she'll get a lot of exposure and play for proven coaches.

USC also makes a lot of sense from NIL and the program being up and coming. 2 years of Morrow/Watkins could put them in the top 10 if they have other pieces to fill out the roster. Culture wise, going from Chicago to LA has more similarities too than going from Chicago to Baton Rogue or Columbia. I hope she picks SC because I think they need an offensive presence like her to be a legitimate contender to UCONN next year (assuming everyone is healthy).

But why would we want a "legitimate contender to UCONN next year?"

I believe we want {at least me anyway....} a TWELVETH National Championship, with double digit wins all the way through the National Championship game, up by 20 with less than 2 minutes to go would be most comfortable. I would like 2 or three [you choose] of the Huskies to be first team All-Americans this next year. Those awards usually take double digit wins against the BEST teams in the non-conference schedule [Big results in Big situations!]

I don't mind if occasionally a team or two are ahead at the end of the first period over the course of the regular season, as long as the women are comfortably ahead at the half and go to "afterburners" in the third quarter and into the fourth quarter...

Go Huskies!!! {...not so much for their [our] opponents....}

 

[Darwin]

This year they averaged 11,143 and had 4 home games over 14,000 AND have increased ticket sales for next year based on their success this year. My attendance gues is they will averag 12,000 next year and at least 7 games of 14,000+ This is as passionate a fan base as there is.

The Last official attendance numbers are from the 2021-2022 season, one season ago. Iowa averaged a bit over 8,000 that season.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2023/Attend.pdf

Hawkeye site reports Iowa averaged around 10,700 for 2022-2023

Iowa women's attendance soaring to unprecedented heights - Hawk Fanatic

By Susan Harman IOWA CITY, Iowa – “I had the chills.” That was the feeling Gabbie Marshall had as she and her teammates emerged from the tunnel to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor a year ago to play Michigan for the Big Ten championship. The roar from a jam-packed crowd overtook and embraced the...

hawkfanatic.com

 

[HopJim]

Great minds Charlie……..great minds.

Interesting thought on MD being in play for Morrow. Team has gone through a lot of transition and suspect the coach is highly motivated to show improvement to what today is a good, not great, team.

 

[BRS24]

Great minds Charlie……..great minds.

Originally I was also thinking ND - more exposure, still in the midwest, however guess there are other factors at play. I'm guessing USCal