Freshman center Reicina Russell is leaving Penn State. Russell led the Lions in rebounding and was one of the country's best shot-blockers.

Apparently Russell wants to do more -- she wants to score some points. Coach Portland tried to explain that with so many great (and experienced) scoring guards on the team, perimeter play had to be their focus.

Russell's dad, however, wished Rene would have told them that in advance. "It's definitely frustrating to her because that wasn't a part of her recruitment conversation," Michael Russell said. "She probably would have chosen a different school had she been told that it basically was going to be a guard offense."

Reicina made the same point: "When you go on a visit, the coach is going to tell you what you want to hear. It doesn't matter if it's here or anywhere else, I know that's what happens. I wasn't very aware that it was going to be a guard oriented offense. ... It's just a different story when you get here."

This all seems as bit strange to me. As you know, I'm no fan of Coach Portland. But Russell, while a good player, isn't exactly some superstar who merited 15 shots per game as a freshman.

Stranger still: Mazzante and Brungo accounted for almost half of PSU's shots last year. Now they're gone, so the rest of the team will get many more -- and Reicina stood to benefit as much as anyone. Why not just be patient? It was guaranteed that she'd get way more touches next year.

I suppose the frustration with Rene and her system just built up over the year, and at some point it just went past the point of no return.