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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 2410517, member: 26"] I actually tend to agree with you and disagree slightly with Charlie, even tho I'm usually on board with what he says and here's why: SR: Gabby, Kia JR: Napheesa, Lou, Azura SO: Crystal, Molly, Kyla, Batouly FR: Walker, Coombs, Gordon, EH Incoming: Williams, ? So regardless of whether ONO comes to UCONN or not, that class is pretty much done except for the possibility of Eziyoda from Australia. So here's my point... And if Charlie's point is "not UCONN" due to PT as a freshman, he's right. But... The class of 2019 would be freshmen when Kia and Gabby are gone. UCONN's guards will be Crystal, Molly, Coombs, E-H and Williams. BUT... Crystal is a PG and there is no backup to her at this time. I've heard that Mikayla could be groomed for that. If you are a pure 2G, maybe you might think twice, but freshmen almost never start at UCONN and we certainly could play a 3 guard lineup when 2019's class becomes sophomores. So when the class of 2019 comes in and our current crop of JR's and SR's are gone, who starts? IF we get ONO, IMHO Crystal, Christyn, Mikayla, Megan and ONO. If not ONO, then Batouly. UCONN is back to having little size in the post. But for bench players (freshmen that year), all the guards would be competing with are Molly, E-H and Gordon (more of a wing). I do agree we REALLY need size. But I also think there is plenty of room for guards to grow at UCONN from 2019 as well. Hence the push for Zia Cooke (top 10 PG out of 2019). And I don't know if Geno is even recruiting a non-PG guard-type from that class. The rest of the class should consist of forwards/posts. A class of 4 - Brunelle, Amihere, Boston and Cooke - that is a fantasy, but those are the needs IMHO... [/QUOTE]

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