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Bummer for Ms Tuck. Best wishes for a successful surgery and a quick recovery.

The team will just have to step up for her. They've done it before this season. No season is without obstacles.
 
Not knowing all that is or was going on with Morgan's knee, in hindsight, I wonder if it would have been better for Morgan to have not played summer ball as had Stephanie Dolson rested, to heal her feet & leg injuries.
 
Even though I was kinda expecting something like this it is still sad to hear but it is best for Morgan. Prayers for a successful surgery and recovery.
 
I hope she can get healthy. I hate to see any player injured.
 
Get well Ms. Tuck, and please stop playing basketball. Forever. You'll thank me when you're 40 and still able to walk without pain. Not everyone's body is cut out for playing a sport as intense as basketball.
 
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This is indeed hard news for UConn. However, I'd like to see Morgan do what is good for Morgan and give herself the best opportunity for a full recovery. She is a lovely young lady and I know the staff and her teammates want her to be the best she can be.

This is a great opportunity for Kiah, Saniya and Banks to develop their game.

Good luck and best wishes to Morgan!
 
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HoopsFan21 said:
Get well Ms. Tuck, and please stop playing basketball. Forever. You'll thank me when you're 40 and still able to walk without pain. Not everyone's body is cut out for playing a sport as intense as basketball.
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watanabe said:
Ms. Chong has lacked confidence of late. I believe it has to do with MoJet's assertiveness than anything else. Saniya is an incredibly talented ball player and when she steps out, she will be solidly one of the UConn greats. Don't get me wrong, MoJet is unreal, but try to be a frosh playing in her shadow. It's something she'll have to get over.
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Jefferson is having a very good season, but to imply that her "shadow" is so great that it is intimidating to Chong is just downright silly. Jefferon is playing well, but she is not casting such a huge shadow that Chong is shaking her her shoes.
 
Sad news for Tuck and I head feared that this could be a similar situation to Prince at Baylor. I don't think we will ever know how good Prince could be. Having trouble with your feet is pretty bad, as is having trouble with your knee. I hope that Tuck is able to have a successful surgery and come out strong. She is such a calm player that never seems to get rattled.
 
2 questions:

1. why didnt Pap break the news
2. who are these new posters throwing out baseless comments about Morgan (seems to me its one person with a few screen names)
 
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Icebear said:
They are not capable elite skill and athleticism wise to contribute in a significant way that demands more minutes in the heat of the top flight competition. That is not necessarily something that can be addressed with more game minutes or experience if certain attributes are not there. Remember they were largely brought onto the team to contribute to enable practice on the road between two units.
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This is a very interesting answer and one worthy of discussion. Were I to be smart about these things it would be the answer given. However, I like many others think that-- how they are good un-recruited players who we can bring up to par. But you seem to be reminding us/me that teams like uconn have first class players with skills that cannot be honed in a couple of years. So the difference between a fr.Chong with some fr. issues and a walk-on can be night and day. I'm also thinking about our last two transfers and how they are excelling. MJ in WI seems to be a top 10 player, at least in the B10, but she couldn't get going here. What was that about? Did she need time to rest her needs. Competition. What about those #s she is putting up. Is the B10 not as good as the AAC? Had she stayed at Uconn would these be her stats? If I understand your logic you are saying that she was a pretty good player who was out of her elements and would have performed at the same level she performed in her years at conn. No amount of playing time would have moved her significantly. Others have course are probably saying the opp. -- playing time.
 
No, Michala was a highly skilled player who was a #1 ranked elite athlete who needed time to recover from not one but two ACL injuries, one to each leg. She was earning more time at UCONN as she continued to heal and recover her past abilities. She had had both the size, 6'3" and skills of an elite player. She transferred to WI to be with her sister and has achieved a leadership position on 9-9 averaging 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. So she is still a long way from what would be playing major minutes against AA athletes like Stef, Stewie, and KML, or even Morgan until this last problem.

So no, just getting practice time and game time doesn't transform former elite athletes into present contributors at elite programs let alone does it take players who were walk ons and great kids at 5'7" making into contributing playing time as elite athletes.
 
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No, Michala was a highly skilled at one time and former #1 ranked elite athlete who needed time to recover from not one but two ACL injuries. One to each leg. She was earning more time at UCONN as she continued to heal and recover her past abilities. She had had both the size, 6'3" and skills of an elite player. She transferred to WI to be with her sister and has achieved a leadership position on 9-9 averaging 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. So she is still a long way from what would be playing major minutes against AA athletes like Stef, Stewie, and KML, or even Morgan until this last problem.

So no, just getting practice time and game time doesn't transform former elite athletes into present contributors at elite programs let alone does it take players who were walk ons and great kids at 5'7" making into contributing playing time as elite athletes.
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And the year off due to transfer regs was probably very useful to her regaining the physical strength and agility which was the reason for all the fuss in the first place (as a prominent High Schooler).

Great kid, we're all delighted at her success.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Do you have a chair or a couch for your patients? What do you charge per hour? Jungian or Freudian? Chong comes in and gives solid minutes. Right now her role is not to be a scoring machine, but as Geno has noted a number of times, that aspect of her game is there, just waiting.
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Mostly because I am one of her biggest fans and I have been watching her closely. My couch is my sofa and the doctor is the 55" Sony on the wall. It tells me all I need to know as I anguish over her challenge. She has slowed her production considerably since Mo Jett has broken out. I know she has it in her to rise up to the challenge and know she'll be there when she has to be, just like in the start of the season when MoJett was getting ready for her performance spurt. As soon as she is ready, the duo of MoJett and Chong will most likely be legendary.
 
pap49cba said:
Feel so sorry for Morgan. What a bummer. She's in for a long spring and summer.

After doing some reading on this procedure it seems she will be on crutches for 6-12 weeks followed by a lengthy period of physical therapy.

Praying for you Morgan!
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Amen. This is likely what is called an OATS procedure, which is purported to have a better success rate than the previously favored microfracture procedure (Greg Oden, Brandon Roy etc. had variable results). Cartilage repair is still a tough recovery process. Here is a link to one article which claims a 90% return to sport rate:
http://www.hss.edu/newsroom_new-procedure-fixing-damaged-cartilage.asp

I have limited experience with this procedure with only two current patients (active duty Marines) who had OATS. Regrettably, neither has been able to recover sufficiently to resume their duties in our Infantry unit.
 
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Not sure why that is the case. Because I am realistic? I like Tuck. I wish she her knees didn't give her problems. With that said, she has battled knee issues from age 17-21 roughly. Her knees aren't getting any younger, and unfortunately this appears to be a chronic issue.

What that means is she needs to adjust her game and Geno needs to manage her minutes. Her basketball career isn't over, it just will be different than if she didn't have chronic knee issues.

I don't think it would be realistic to think her knees will ever be 100% of what they once were.

Ozzie Nelson said:
Glad you are not on my team.
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I believe she has had multiple issues in both knees. As she puts more mileage on them, I expect the issues to only increase.

She can still be a productive college player, but I think she her minutes will need to managed and she will have to alter the way she plays.

Icebear said:
4.5 years? I didn't mean 100% of her past but full health as in the best possible outcome without further complications.
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ChrisSmith said:
I believe she has had multiple issues in both knees. As she puts more mileage on them, I expect the issues to only increase.

She can still be a productive college player, but I think she her minutes will need to managed and she will have to alter the way she plays.
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Morgan tore her acl in 2009. That knee has been fine for 4 years. She has damaged cartilage in the other knee, a condition that led to the bone bruise last year and now this year.
 
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