[2006alum]

listening right now and so far it sounds like it's a statement on the coaching staff: (1) she doesn't appear to like them and (2) she thinks others prepare players better for the next level. Also is complimentary of her friend Sabrina Ionescu (same class, played together) and her growth so that combined with her familiarity with Oregon does make one think OR is the favorite unless she decides she wants a major change such as trying East Coast...

Hmm, I feel like that's overstating things just a bit, or at least reading heavily between the lines. When asked what she's looking for in transferring, she said, and I quote, "I think there are some amazing things about each of the schools and that is why this decision has been so difficult and has prolonged for this long. I think I'm looking for kind of a good relationship with my coaches, my teammates were outstanding at Stanford, obviously, so I want to continue that, but I just want to go somewhere where I can have an immediate impact and they can put me in the best position to get drafted and to be successful at the next level."

To me, what was most revealing was that she apparently decided on transferring long ago. Given that Moschkau announced her grad transfer just a week or two ago, and yet Carrington says her decision about where to transfer has "prolonged for this long," it makes me think that she made the decision long before a scholarship was clearly available to her, and when she did not necessarily think she'd be able to come back. And since she apparently will receive two degrees from Stanford, I can see why sticking around for a co-term wouldn't necessarily add much more for her.

Perhaps you can read something into the fact that she didn't say she had a great relationship with the coaches at Stanford but did say she had a great relationship with her teammates. But apart from that, a checklist of good relationship with coaches, good relationship with teammates, and preparing for the pro game all seem like obvious criteria for anyone in her position.

ETA: During the long stretch where it seemed there would only be one scholarship available for either Wilson or Carrington, I could see a scenario where Carrington might have felt she was the stronger player, but because Wilson sought it out first, and perhaps had the more sympathetic case for one, the coaches said Wilson would get it over Carrington, and in that Sophie's Choice situation it led to a falling out. Once you know the coaching staff is going to pick that other player over you, even if a scholarship later opens up, there might be too much water under that bridge to cross back over it.

[2006alum]

listening right now and so far it sounds like it's a statement on the coaching staff: (1) she doesn't appear to like them and (2) she thinks others prepare players better for the next level. Also is complimentary of her friend Sabrina Ionescu (same class, played together) and her growth so that combined with her familiarity with Oregon does make one think OR is the favorite unless she decides she wants a major change such as trying East Coast...

Hmm, I feel like that's overstating things just a bit, or at least reading heavily between the lines. When asked what she's looking for in transferring, she said, and I quote, "I think there are some amazing things about each of the schools and that is why this decision has been so difficult and has prolonged for this long. I think I'm looking for kind of a good relationship with my coaches, my teammates were outstanding at Stanford, obviously, so I want to continue that, but I just want to go somewhere where I can have an immediate impact and they can put me in the best position to get drafted and to be successful at the next level."

To me, what was most revealing was that she apparently decided on transferring long ago. Given that Moschkau announced her grad transfer just a week or two ago, and yet Carrington says her decision about where to transfer has "prolonged for this long," it makes me think that she made the decision long before a scholarship was clearly available to her, and when she did not necessarily think she'd be able to come back. And since she apparently will receive two degrees from Stanford, I can see why sticking around for a co-term wouldn't necessarily add much more for her.

Perhaps you can read something into the fact that she didn't say she had a great relationship with the coaches at Stanford but did say she had a great relationship with her teammates. But apart from that, a checklist of good relationship with coaches, good relationship with teammates, and preparing for the pro game all seem like obvious criteria for anyone in her position.

ETA: During the long stretch where it seemed there would only be one scholarship available for either Wilson or Carrington, I could see a scenario where Carrington might have felt she was the stronger player, but because Wilson sought it out first, and perhaps had the more sympathetic case for one, the coaches said Wilson would get it over Carrington, and in that Sophie's Choice situation it led to a falling out. Once you know the coaching staff is going to pick that other player over you, even if a scholarship later opens up, there might be too much water under that bridge to cross back over it.