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She was injured in final game I believe. She did not have surgery. But this year I felt Dallas sandbagged her and just had her practice - Trying to get a better draft pick?
I believe Lou did have surgery per the request of the Dallas organization. They wanted a player that was 100% ready to go, and the best for her and the team was for her to correct her problem now instead of later.
I agree with all except your last sentence. IMO, Male or female, some bodies may or not be ready for one sport or another, but a blanket statement saying categorically that "the female body is just not meant for the kind of physical stress of playing basketball at the highest level" is disingenuous. Many high-level female basketball players play entire careers without serious injuries, keeping in mind that basketball in a contact sport. And as such, hard physical play male or female may lead to injury.
OK here’s the data. Women are more likely to suffer injuries to their shoulders, ankles, calves and knees than men. Women are 3x more likely to suffer ACL tears than men. Over the past 10 years, ACL tears among women athletes have increased by 59%.
They lost "one starter" and that equates to what UCONN has gone through?
Where did I say that in my post? Previous posters mentioned injuries at other schools like ND and TN. I simply added LSU to the list of schools with injuries and expressed remorse for all the injured players? Not sure how you interpreted that as equating that with what UConn has gone through. Maybe it’s time to replace your secret decoder ring!!!!
Although everyone is quick to say that these are all just freak injuries, there have been far too many over far too many years to just dismiss them as "freaks". Medical personnel should look very carefully to see if the team is doing anything differently in practice, in weight training, in the off-season. Something is very wrong. Real investigation by medical specialists is warranted.
Well worth a look see!
IMHO it's not a reluctance to welcome transfers, as much as it's an evaluation to see how they will fit, whether one grad year, or multiple undergrad years. If a transfer comes in after more than one year at a school, there's a learning curve as to how UConn approaches everything - practices, games, travel, etc. Evina, Dorka, and Lou all fit in seamlessly and adopted whatever role was asked of them, and we were incredibly lucky to watch them in a UConn jersey.
So over 7 seasons (2015-2022) UConn brought in 7 transfers who played a combined total of 12 seasons. Coming into this season UConn had the preseason #2 team in the nation and a total roster of 14 players including returning players and freshmen. That left only one available scholarship for a transfer, assuming Geno was so inclined.
Not only would Geno have to be so inclined, but the players in the portal would also have to be so inclined. Most, (most), of Portal players are looking for more (or at least as much) playing time. Looking at UCONN when the portal was open, I doubt very many saw much playing time available. So I doubt there was a whole mess of kids looking at UCONN as a destination. Let alone if Geno would want/need them or not.
