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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3982030, member: 5798"] Aaliyah is a "no non-sense" person/player. Morgan Tuck and Megan Walker were also cut from the same cloth. She's about the business of getting better with each passing day in an effort to become the best player she can be. This also includes getting it done in the classroom as well. We talk about freshmen making that sophomore leap all the time. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I think we'll see a significant improvement in Aaliyah's game this year. How can playing with the Canadian National team this summer with grown women (most playing professionally) not help her? It's too early to think about the starting 5, but looking at the roster, IMHO Aaliyah is one of the 5 best players on the team. With Anna Makurat leaving, that opens up a spot in the starting line up. Who gets it, Azzi, Dorka or Aaliyah? That's a win-win choice for Geno. Either one will undoubtedly give him the desired results. Geno is going to have so much talent on the bench, it's hard to fathom UConn losing. I know other teams have improved their lot as well, and some of them will be a tough out. UConn has "elite" talent up and down its roster. I can see Geno going 8 deep with little or no drop off. I don't like to look ahead, but next year's class has some very talented players coming in too. It's going to be hard to keep Patterson on the bench. [/QUOTE]