Mark Schindler, who writes about NBA, WNBA, recently wrote about some of the top portal players and where he thinks they fit best
Here's what he had to say about Morrow:
“Morrow recently unveiled her Top 3 (LSU, USC, South Carolina) and has made her free agency so exciting. Aneesah Morrow is without question the most significant player in the transfer portal. Wherever she goes will have a fairly drastic positive alteration in their immediate future outcomes.
Morrow finished in the 98th percentile in fastbreak points per 100 possessions (5.2 per) and 94th percentile in paint points per 100 (20.3) according to CBB Analytics. She’s a dominant scorer inside the arc, blending strength, footwork, and enough touch to make opposition think out to the high post. Combined with her ability to draw fouls at a high level (5.3 FTA per game) and corral her own misses at an excellent rate, Morrow is a gravity well on the interior.
Morrow shot roughly 35% on her mid-range jumper, but I find the percentage to matter not quite as much as the willingness. If she didn’t have a lane or was given a pocket, she took the open shot, and that matters for a high volume scorer. The efficiency needs to improve a bit for sure, and I think some of that could come simply by cutting out some of the more contested looks.
Part of what makes Morrow so superb is her attack mentality; when she dips her shoulder, it’s on 10 until the ball is in the hoop. However, and this is nitpicking when considering her as a pro prospect, there is some room for her to improve in slowing down, reading the second level of the defense, and getting the most out of her own gravity (re: when she draws two, how does she make the defense regret it?)
All three schools are remarkably interesting for Morrow, but I actually lean South Carolina as where I would like to see her go (not a slight to USC or LSU, she’d be awesome at both). Carolina’s offense is about patience, making the right pass, taking advantage of help defense, and opening the best looks to attack the rim.
I see that as how I most want to see Morrow improve. Finding that extra gear of patience, the offensive transmission to slow the game to find efficiency of movement, is something I believe in the Gamecocks coaxing out at the highest level. She needs to take more jumpers from outside for sure. I want her handle to tighten up. There’s the bones and foundation of a havoc-inducing defender. With her feel for the game improving (re: ability to read and manipulate the floor) I think those things become simpler.
Wherever Morrow lands, man, I cannot wait to watch her hoop again. She’s a special talent!”
