[teejers1]

I might be alone here but I am not sure that Carrington was that critical of a player for us next year.  Yes she is a good player who would have made our team better overall.  BUT, if there was some sort of draft and you got to pick the players you wanted to keep in order of importance, she might be the seventh player on my list (Williams, Lexie and all four freshman would be ahead of her).  Plus it's not clear to me that she would have been a starter next year.  She is a 2/3 and I think we would have seen Lexie and Jones in those spots.  Then Carrington would be competing with playing time with the other 2/3's on our team.  Wilson is a better defender.  Lacie is a better 3-point shooter and defender.  Jump is definitely a better 3-point shooter and who know's about Emma-Nnopu but she comes in with a reputation for defense, rebounding and slashing.  Now Carrington is the best rebounder and slasher out of that group of 2/3's.  But, I think we will have rebounding covered by Belibi, Prechtel, Dodson and Brink.  We will miss Carrington's slashing but I would rather see Jones get those slashing attempts because she is so good at that and because I would like her to get the reps for her junior and senior seasons.

At this point, I'll just take Jones coming back and playing reasonably well.  [She was just okay to start the season; then started hitting her stride; then was injured.  I have no clue when she'll be back and/or at what level her play will be upon return.  Hoping for the best, but who knows?

I think you underestimate Carrington's overall game:  scorer (not necessarily a shooter), rebounder, defender.  She was very good.  When fully healthy, I'd probably put her behind only Williams on the current roster.  But, just as it's not certain what Jones' health status will be, the same holds for Carrington.

[teejers1]

I might be alone here but I am not sure that Carrington was that critical of a player for us next year.  Yes she is a good player who would have made our team better overall.  BUT, if there was some sort of draft and you got to pick the players you wanted to keep in order of importance, she might be the seventh player on my list (Williams, Lexie and all four freshman would be ahead of her).  Plus it's not clear to me that she would have been a starter next year.  She is a 2/3 and I think we would have seen Lexie and Jones in those spots.  Then Carrington would be competing with playing time with the other 2/3's on our team.  Wilson is a better defender.  Lacie is a better 3-point shooter and defender.  Jump is definitely a better 3-point shooter and who know's about Emma-Nnopu but she comes in with a reputation for defense, rebounding and slashing.  Now Carrington is the best rebounder and slasher out of that group of 2/3's.  But, I think we will have rebounding covered by Belibi, Prechtel, Dodson and Brink.  We will miss Carrington's slashing but I would rather see Jones get those slashing attempts because she is so good at that and because I would like her to get the reps for her junior and senior seasons.

At this point, I'll just take Jones coming back and playing reasonably well.  [She was just okay to start the season; then started hitting her stride; then was injured.  I have no clue when she'll be back and/or at what level her play will be upon return.  Hoping for the best, but who knows?

I think you underestimate Carrington's overall game:  scorer (not necessarily a shooter), rebounder, defender.  She was very good.  When fully healthy, I'd probably put her behind only Williams on the current roster.  But, just as it's not certain what Jones' health status will be, the same holds for Carrington.