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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2291300, member: 5798"] As fans and boosters, the worst thing you can do is try and rush her (or any freshman's) development. As great as she was in high school, she's a babe at this new level, still nursing on Similac. Give her this first year to adjust without expecting her to perform at the level she did in high school. It's been done before, but only by a very few. Allow her to get weened off of formula, and begin to ingest and hold down some solid foods first. Most of the great ones struggle at first. Allow her room to grow. As [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/members/justinesguy.7901/']JustinesGuy[/URL] stated above "[I]I don't remember BS having instant success. I remember a girl that struggled, and was benched half way thru the season. Of course things really clicked during the post season run but but no means was it instant? Most struggle- KLS had her struggles frosh year as well". [/I] In high school, she was always the best player on the floor. Now, most players she's on the court with are as good as she is, or better. She has to adjust to that as well as the speed of the game. There's also the mental aspect. She's going to be asked to do things she was not asked to do in high school, and do them consistently at a high level. Don't forget what Dangerfield said about 2 weeks after official practice began last year: "[I]Nothing I did in high school or AAU prepared me for what I've experienced here at UConn thus far"[/I]. Remember what Gabby said just before the season began her sophomore year? "[I]I'm ready now. Now I know what I'm doing[/I]". Megan and her classmates will be looked upon by the staff to make huge contributions next year with Gabby and Kia gone. Because of the veteran players they have in front of them, they can afford the luxury of sitting back and watching how it's done the UConn way. [B]You can learn a lot watching from the bench.[/B] All things in time. There is no doubt in my mind that they will be ready to answer that call. The staff will have them ready. They'll make that sophomore leap for sure. Look at the progress that Dangerfield has made. Geno has openly acknowledged that. If she can do it, so can they. [/QUOTE]

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