Tuck Season Ending Surgery:/

[AstarIsBorn31]

Tuck To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery - Connecticut Sun

 

[Kaizen]

Wish Tuck will be recovered ASAP.

 

[hoopsdiva]

So disappointed for Morgan. Wishing her a full and speedy recovery.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Damn it

 

[WiseOne]

Aww that sucks! Godspeed Morgan...definitely wishing you a speedy and successful recovery!

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Damn it

Exactly. Poor kid. What a series of bad physical breaks for a supremely talented young lady. "Damn it" catches the sentiments exactly.

Wish her a speedy and full recovery.

 

[Blueballer]

SO SORRY to hear this. Hoping it goes smoothly.

 

[Sonny44]

She deserves better. Should be a time of reflection for her.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Awful, but not surprising news.

This is why she went to the WNBA now. Could you imagine if this happened in offseason workouts before another year at UConn? Her earning potential would be shot.

 

[UcMiami]

Damn!
Silver lining - while knee related, this appears to be completely separate from her other knee issues and as such is hopefully less career threatening than a recurrence would have been.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

They treated us like idiots for 3 days and finally come out with it. I do believe that Morgan should have stayed with UConn, but this could have happened anywhere, anytime. She knows all about rehab, but that dos not mean it doesn't suck. Now, you want to talk about someone who could be a fantastic coach ... Morgan, I heart you.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Crap! At least Morgan was drafted with her buddies as part of the first-ever 1-2-3 class. She played most of a season. Hopefully, she will have several full seasons--and post-seasons--in her future.

I guess this nixes her plans for Korea. I know a good place in Storrs where Morgan can rehab effectively and also provide grandmotherly advice.

 

[OldAlum]

I think caerilage repair is "better" than ACL, and it is in her formerly good knee... Damn.

I wonder if there is a Grad Assistant slot at a nearby University?

 

[HGN]

Best wishes Morgan......My prayers are with you.

 

[EricLA]

So disappointed for her. I wish her a speedy and full recovery. I know she probably has a limited life span in professional basketball based on her knees. I know she wants to make the most of her career and have it last as long as possible. And I know we all want that for her too!! Thoughts and prayers for Morgan!!

 

[JordyG]

Despite the injury and her history of knee troubles, this is neither particularly serious or career threatening. Injuries often occur to players "off" knees since players tend to put slightly more stress on the knee that hasn't had a major procedure. Any surgeon will tell you the prognosis is good for a full recovery. Stay strong Morgan.

 

[cbraarj]

I had tears in both my knees during my playing days. I was back in about 7 weeks for both. If all goes well with surgery and rehab, Morgan should be okay to play in Korea. I have no doubt she will. Morgan is one tough basketball player!

 

[wire chief]

As everybody said, "Damn it". She and Asjha are my 2 very favorites.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

And she was only about eight weeks away from going to Korea and earning real money from basketball. Shows why it's not really fair to the players to require them to remain in school for four years before making a living from b-ball. The men understand that their careers can end at any time, and they go for the cash as soon as they are able.

Would certainly be disappointing for fans like us. But this just shows how vulnerable these athletes are, as are their earnings potential.

 

[UcMiami]

FF - the difference is the men sign their first contract which is guaranteed and can set them up for life even if they do not make it through their first game, the women do not. They may reach a point of financial security after 5-10 years if they are really good, and a few of them (one or two every few years) may reach that point a little earlier. For the vast majority, they live a vagabond life between the US and foreign teams and reach retirement with less to show for it than if they had gotten out of the sport and started a different career on graduation. And for those whose bodies break down, part of the issue is they play 12 months a year - Morgan finished a 40 game schedule in April (2 preseason games) had a 10 day hiatus and started her professional career. If she hadn't gotten injured, those ten days would have likely been the longest break from competition and training camps until next spring at the earliest and possibly for the next x number of years.
Most men's professional athletes take at least a month off a few times a year to recharge mentally and physically every year, and are only in competition or intense training for at most eight months each year.

 

[lne001]

Shows why it's not really fair to the players to require them to remain in school for four years before making a living from b-ball.

Actually they can go play professionally without college in most leagues in the world (except the WNBA).

 

[OldAlum]

Adamec reports that no date yet for surgery. Also that she will not go to Korea.