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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 3348484, member: 26"] SC's freshman class is very good. No idea how good they all will end up, but so far, Boston has impressed a lot. Having said that, do I wish we landed her? Hell yeah. Do I wish she'd end up a bust? Hell yeah. But let's be honest... She's been really good, and that's with her woefully out of shape, like all big post players coming out of high school. Based on what I've seen, as she gets into better shape, she will be even more dominant. UCONN unfortunately doesn't have a player like her, except for maybe Gabriel. ONO is more finesse, and Edwards and DeBerry are more forwards rather than bruising back to the basket centers. It remains to be see what Gabriel can turn into, but she certainly has a much lower starting point that Boston. Having said all that, SC doesn't really worry me. They simply have not recruited as well as UCONN with their classes surrounding their big class. When you consider what we have coming in next year, which I would say is at least as good as a complete class as SC's freshman class, our classes before and after are simply better. One thing UCONN has done differently is followed up a blockbuster class (Bueckers, etc.), with potentially another blockbuster class (DeBerry, Poff, and maybe/hopefully Fudd). Add to that #1 Williams, top 5 ONO, #1 Walker, and an under-rated Griffin and Makurat, and really no one will be able to compete. [/QUOTE]