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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 3125192, member: 1052"] It is true that both teams had just played in the national championship game. As an aside, this is what Voepel had to say about UConn players when she gave her WNBA Draft grades: [I]Minnesota Lynx: A+ Collier is a high-energy post player who will expand her game. Shepard can do a lot as a post, too. Rivals at UConn and Notre Dame the past two seasons, Collier and Shepard now could be the post duo of the future for Minnesota. [/I] [I]Chicago Sky: B Samuelson as a lottery pick [top 4 pick] was a bit of a surprise. By the same token, there's no question she can score and gives Chicago another 3-point threat. [B]And drafting UConn players high is always a good bet.[/B][/I] Not only were these accurate assessments (I, too, was surprised that Samuelson was taken ahead of Collier and that she was taken by Chicago, as she fit the needs of other teams -- e.g., New York, Dallas, LA, etc. -- more readily), but the last statement demonstrates the belief in and the analysis of UConn/Geno Auriemma in terms of developing players and preparing them for the WNBA/professional level. [URL="http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/26498900/wnba-draft-grades-phoenix-minnesota-score-plus-marks"]WNBA draft grades: Phoenix and Minnesota score A-plus marks[/URL] [/QUOTE]