Morgan's Plans For Next Year -- New Info

[UcMiami]

I think Morgan Tuck should participate in Senior Night with Steie and Mo. She came in with them, she has met the academic requirements, and she is totally qualified. If she stays, and wants to do it again next year . . . .great!

She may be the first to do it, but she may be among the first to win four NCs too. Do any of you really care if Morgan has two Senior Nights? Really?????

Geno has said before that you only get one senior night - you can play another year but you will not get a second go around with your parents at center court. I think it cuts both ways - be nice to do it with her two partners in crime, but be a little strange to then be not doing it in your last home game if you come back. It has never been an issue before as the decisions were made earlier and the situations were always a little different.

 

[Beltway]

We already know that UConn will play Notre Dame, South Carolina, Baylor, and Ohio State next year. I don't think it's likely, but those could possibly be four losses. I don't recall if Maryland is on next year's schedule or if that series resumes in 2017-18. But that is another team that might get a W against UConn.

If Morgan does not return, then all of those teams will have rosters that (on paper) will be equal or better in skill and experience, and in most cases greater in size, than UConn's. So if UConn wins those games, it will be because of better fitness, preparation, game strategy, effort, or poise under pressure. We like to think that UConn excels in all of those areas. Next year will demonstrate whether that is true.

It won't be like this year, where we can pretty much count on a favorable and large talent differential to guarantee a victory even when the opponent has the edge in those intangibles -- as in Sunday's game against Temple.

Uconn at Maryland next season

 

[OldAlum]

Geno has said before that you only get one senior night - you can play another year but you will not get a second go around with your parents at center court. I think it cuts both ways - be nice to do it with her two partners in crime, but be a little strange to then be not doing it in your last home game if you come back. It has never been an issue before as the decisions were made earlier and the situations were always a little different.

If she does Senior Night this year, we hope she stays and can watch her number go up as a Husky of Honor next year!