New UConn Assistant Coach Morgan Valley

[UConnCat]

You guys do know Morgan Valley is somewhat responsible for the group of players that just knocked us out of the NCAA tournament right? Lol

But for the Hartford job she would have been on the Arizona bench for that game. Lol

 

[Charliebball]

she had a record of 4-37 as a hc, stop taking credit away from Adia Barnes she and her husband built that team

as far as I know she wasn't hired for her head coaching skills...........the question is whether she can add something to the program as an assistant and recruiter .............apparently the head coach feels she can......

 

[Purchase1]

she had a record of 4-37 as a hc, stop taking credit away from Adia Barnes she and her husband built that team

Nobody is taking credit away from Adia which is why I said (somewhat) reading is fundamental!

 

[mbr33ct]

she had a record of 4-37 as a hc, stop taking credit away from Adia Barnes she and her husband built that team

She's not the head coach.

 

[bluedevil]

Anyone know her shoe size..cause she has big shoes to fill!

 

[SVCBeercats]

No brainer. She was the only one who fit the job description.

Is she a placeholder for two years. Gives Geno time to find the correct person? She stays in a job for about two years (4 yrs. max) whether she needs to or not. I wonder if every job change was voluntary. Why leave a head coach's job for an assistant's job? Oh, a 4-37 record! Yep, that will do it. Geno is a charitable guy.

Valley is returning to her alma mater UConn as an assistant coach under Geno Auriemma, the school announced Wednesday. She returns to UConn after two seasons as the Hartford head coach."

https://www.nhregister.com/sports/a..._source=post original url&utm_medium=referral

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[oldude]

she had a record of 4-37 as a hc, stop taking credit away from Adia Barnes she and her husband built that team

I’m sure Barnes would be the first to give credit to her staff, past and present, including Morgan for the success of the AZ program.

 

[UConnCat]

The get off my lawn crowd seems mad. Lol.

 

[Vancat]

Why do people not like her for this?

 

[Boreifs]

I am only going to say his once and not again. This was a poor decision.

Kelsey Plum would disagree with you.

 

[mbr33ct]

Was the Boneyard around when Geno got hired and we're talking about an assistant coaching position here.

 

[Centerstream]

Haters are just going to hate...it's the BY.

 

[DEpup]

She is being hired as a guards coach. If Kelsy Plum thought it was important enough to fly down to AZ just to work out with Morgan while she was a coach at Arizona to fine tune her game, I think our stars will be well served.

 

[warbler1055]

The job listing for UConn AC is very detailed and clear. Apparently, most people agreed it was written for a specific person. Nobody has a bigger stake in this hire than the HC himself, Geno. Geno knows more about this hire than anybody. So stop the second guessing and get a life. Morgan Valley and her sister Ashley came from Vermont to UConn many years ago.

 

[diggerfoot]

There are no shortages of posters on here reminding folks that a good AC does not mean a good HC, they are two different sets of responsibilities. Now some posters are saying that a person with a good track record of being an AC, part of the building process for two different programs reaching the FF for their first times, will not be a good AC here with similar responsibilities. I hope those aren’t the same posters.

 

[Sifaka]

There seems to be a double standard, if not an absence of logic, at play here among the naysayers. Ms. Valley's unimpressive record as a head coach, for the naysayers, equates to a condemnation of her abilities an an AC. Ms. Elliot's unimpressive record as a head coach doesn't seem to have prevented her from doing a superb job as an AC. Why are different standards applied?

Welcome back, Ms.Valley!

 

[HuskyNan]

Interesting that the coaching staff was teaching Morgan how to coach when she was still a student. She learned from the best.

 

[Artifact]

Supposedly. we are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Give, 'Morgan', a break. She's one of our own !

 

[jaydee602]

The get off my lawn crowd seems mad. Lol.

It seems like several naysayers prepared a message last week stating, "___________ is a bad hire". Then they filled in the name of the candidate who got the job & posted it.?

 

[CL82]

Penn State has Happy Valley, now UConn has Morgan Valley.

Welcome home Morgan!

 

[CL82]

It seems like several naysayers prepared a message last week stating, "___________ is a bad hire". Then they filled in the name of the candidate who got the job & posted it.?

And kind of get the sense that if you ask them why they would say “well, I wanted Sue Bird” or some other unrealistic candidate. Some people are never quite so happy is when they have something to complain about. But that is every fan forum on the Internet. The Boneyard is better than most.

 

[CL82]

Can she relate to players as they adapt to playing for Geno? She’s been there and can give an insider‘s view. Don’t underestimate how valuable that is.

 

[HuskyNan]

See the video I linked. The UConn staff taught Morgan how to write a scouting report when she was a student.

Hartford has fans?

 

[fireford]

For those harping on her record as a HC, it's not like she took over a power house program that's an easy place to win. They were trending downward when Jen left after a couple of good seasons and were never really that good before Jen was there. Also, the fact that they are downgrading from D1 to D3 may have been no secret to recruits and made it difficult to attract competitive talent. Her vast experience as AC makes her more than qualified for the job as....drum roll.....AC and she's familiar with the Uconn "culture" having played in their system for 4 seasons. I'm guessing the naysayers were looking for a "big name" that either had no experience in coaching (and it's being assumed that good player = good coach) or not looking to be someone's AC (i.e., either not interested in coaching or see AC as beneath what they're looking for).