2020-21 season
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Sims in concussion protocol.
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This isn't good . . . and we thought only the men had player issues!
Maeve Donnelly and Desiree Oliver leave team
https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/maev ... ball-team/
Maeve Donnelly and Desiree Oliver leave team
https://dailycollegian.com/2021/03/maev ... ball-team/
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The official word on Sanderlin is that she has also left the program, beating Oliver & Donnelly by a week. We're down to 9 players which normally would be enough. However, you have a high school senior who recently enrolled and 2 others who haven't seen that much playing time lately.TruBluMaroon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:33 amStill missing any official word on Sanderlin....dennisdent wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:51 pm What happened to Sanderlin? She's no longer listed on the roster. No Sims or Oliver after having all that time off?
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Leaving the team before the playoffs start, having used up a year of eligibility?
What the heck is going on here for them to leave their teammates short-handed and in the lurch?
This is far from normal.
What the heck is going on here for them to leave their teammates short-handed and in the lurch?
This is far from normal.
Feeling entitled is JUST a feeling...
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This season was freebie so they aren't losing anything by quitting. There must be something really going on that three players quit during the season...
I had really high hopes for Donnelly in the future. Her twitter was only positive recently about the program. Great that Sims in back!
I had really high hopes for Donnelly in the future. Her twitter was only positive recently about the program. Great that Sims in back!
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Well, just seems well out of the ordinary, even in "COVID" times.
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This isn't ordinary... something seems wrong.
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The timing is "strange and out of the ordinary", yes, but, none of the three leaving were playing at the level needed to compete in the A-10. I have watched a good amount of games for this team this season, and I have been disappointed by the play of all except the current starting five.
Just conjecture, but the three know what's coming next year, and maybe think they are getting a jump on transferring. Leaving your team before a playoff might not sit well with many coaches. From November:
"AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball and head coach Tory Verdi announced on Wednesday that five incoming student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent with the program. Lex Brooks (Endicott, N.Y.), Aisha Dabo (Cumming,Ga.), Natousha Harden (New London, Conn.), Stefanie Kulesza (Wilmington, Del.) and Damoni Tucker (New York, N.Y.) will join the Minutewomen as freshmen in the 2021-22 season.
"I am super excited about this 2021 recruiting class," Verdi said. "This is the highest-ranking class ever assembled at the University of Massachusetts. I feel that we have addressed all of our positional needs and added significant depth. This class brings a tremendous amount of talent, coupled with size, speed and athleticism."
Just conjecture, but the three know what's coming next year, and maybe think they are getting a jump on transferring. Leaving your team before a playoff might not sit well with many coaches. From November:
"AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball and head coach Tory Verdi announced on Wednesday that five incoming student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent with the program. Lex Brooks (Endicott, N.Y.), Aisha Dabo (Cumming,Ga.), Natousha Harden (New London, Conn.), Stefanie Kulesza (Wilmington, Del.) and Damoni Tucker (New York, N.Y.) will join the Minutewomen as freshmen in the 2021-22 season.
"I am super excited about this 2021 recruiting class," Verdi said. "This is the highest-ranking class ever assembled at the University of Massachusetts. I feel that we have addressed all of our positional needs and added significant depth. This class brings a tremendous amount of talent, coupled with size, speed and athleticism."
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."
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"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."
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I have wondered (and posted) many times regarding Donnelly this year. Even after her recovery she didn't resemble the player she was last year. Oliver was praised repeatedly by Verdi but never produced on the court. Sanderlin was more of an unknown to me but she also didn't do much when she played.
Here's the full article on the recruiting class.
https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/11 ... tball.aspx
Here's the full article on the recruiting class.
https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/11 ... tball.aspx
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It looks like Stefanie - our recent high school transfer - can get minutes. That will be interesting.
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."
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He joining early seems to make a lot more sense now.
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How off the charts would it be if a high school senior won a game for us? That would pretty much sum up what kind of year this was.
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TV heaps praise on Harden, including that she could be the best center in UM history. If that was intended to light a fire under MD, it ended up engulfing her instead!69MG wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:33 am I have wondered (and posted) many times regarding Donnelly this year. Even after her recovery she didn't resemble the player she was last year. Oliver was praised repeatedly by Verdi but never produced on the court. Sanderlin was more of an unknown to me but she also didn't do much when she played.
Here's the full article on the recruiting class.
https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/11 ... tball.aspx
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I agree with above. Donnelly and Oliver did not come back in great shape -- MD had several social media posts where she was drinking and partying (at 19 mind you). Sanderlin was also probably not happy coming off the bench.
I don't think it is a toxic culture, it is simply the players thinking they are a lot better than they actually are and not liking when TV gives them a dose of reality. We have plenty of size and athleticism coming next year that some of the players are probably realizing that they don't have a shot at the starting rotation. Most of our points come from the starters, so playing 7 isn't a huge issue IMO as all of them are well conditioned.
I'm more interested in the Lowery situation as she has always come off the bench and seems happy with that limited role. If she was going to transfer for more time, she would have done so by now.
I don't think it is a toxic culture, it is simply the players thinking they are a lot better than they actually are and not liking when TV gives them a dose of reality. We have plenty of size and athleticism coming next year that some of the players are probably realizing that they don't have a shot at the starting rotation. Most of our points come from the starters, so playing 7 isn't a huge issue IMO as all of them are well conditioned.
I'm more interested in the Lowery situation as she has always come off the bench and seems happy with that limited role. If she was going to transfer for more time, she would have done so by now.