Last year, Coach made a definitive statement about his intent to "bring in ready to play players through the Portal". He accomplished that with great results this year. A case could be made that this coulda shoulda woulda have been a one loss season.
The flip side of the Portal additions, is how he and his staff are managing the losses and potential losses to the Portal this year. All statements by Coach Mora indicate an almost Zen like acceptance of the inevitable losses. In addition to acknowledging these losses, he embraces the kids on the way out the door in a very public display of class, dignity and loyalty to the athletes who competed for him.
Frustrating as it must be to see a Durrel Robinson or a James Joly leave, he seems to have created an environment of acceptance and peace in the face of very tumultuous conditions. His staff appears to have been prepared well in advance of the post season "dipping of the toes in the waters". It will be very interesting to see how many we actually lose(of consequence), and how many of those kids realize what they have here in Storrs and "re-up".
Whatever the outcome, all those kids have received a very positive experience playing for UConn under Mora, one that adds to their education, not detracts from it. Go Huskies.
The flip side of the Portal additions, is how he and his staff are managing the losses and potential losses to the Portal this year. All statements by Coach Mora indicate an almost Zen like acceptance of the inevitable losses. In addition to acknowledging these losses, he embraces the kids on the way out the door in a very public display of class, dignity and loyalty to the athletes who competed for him.
Frustrating as it must be to see a Durrel Robinson or a James Joly leave, he seems to have created an environment of acceptance and peace in the face of very tumultuous conditions. His staff appears to have been prepared well in advance of the post season "dipping of the toes in the waters". It will be very interesting to see how many we actually lose(of consequence), and how many of those kids realize what they have here in Storrs and "re-up".
Whatever the outcome, all those kids have received a very positive experience playing for UConn under Mora, one that adds to their education, not detracts from it. Go Huskies.
