Think Candace Parker's leaving Tennessee early? Abandoning, ditching even?
Think again.
"I've been at Tennessee for four years, so it wouldn't be me leaving early. It's me deciding to stay late," said Parker, explaining her take on next season. "Did I want to stay late or did I want to leave on time? That's the way I looked at it."
In other words, college is a four-year commitment. That's all the time Parker planned on giving to the Lady Volunteers, regardless of her athletic eligibility.
If Parker would not have redshirted her freshman year, her time in Knoxville would be up.
She did redshirt though and it bought her next year -- if she wanted it -- but she's ready for graduation and ready to move on just the way she planned.
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