Apart from questions about her injury status, to me the other thing about Carrington that was always striking was that she could often be a turnover machine, with some extremely questionable passing choices. Sometimes she'd smile, almost suggesting that she enjoyed tempting fate and didn't mind risking getting burned. Knowing what I know about Tara, that is not something she'd be thrilled to deal with year after year. And she did sometimes seem to just ignore sets altogether and try to do her own thing.
Indeed, Carrington is the only starting guard I can find who had more turnovers than assists each of her four years at Stanford. (McPhee had a sub 1:1 A:TO ratio in 3 of 4 years, but she also didn't have the benefit of playing with a PG the caliber of Kiana Williams for 3 of those 4 years.) I can see her fitting in well at Oregon, but she'll have an even shorter leash on Geno's court if she sprays turnovers like she did on the Farm.
All of that said, I think she (along with Williams) was probably our most balanced player in the post-McCall era, in terms of offense, defense, rebounding, and will to win. That last quality was one of the reasons why she's been one of my favorite Stanford WCBB players over the last half decade.
Indeed, Carrington is the only starting guard I can find who had more turnovers than assists each of her four years at Stanford. (McPhee had a sub 1:1 A:TO ratio in 3 of 4 years, but she also didn't have the benefit of playing with a PG the caliber of Kiana Williams for 3 of those 4 years.) I can see her fitting in well at Oregon, but she'll have an even shorter leash on Geno's court if she sprays turnovers like she did on the Farm.
All of that said, I think she (along with Williams) was probably our most balanced player in the post-McCall era, in terms of offense, defense, rebounding, and will to win. That last quality was one of the reasons why she's been one of my favorite Stanford WCBB players over the last half decade.