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Message: [QUOTE="Sluconn Husky, post: 2373163, member: 5089"] [I]Auriemma said he’s been impressed with how the freshmen — Megan Walker, Mikayla Coombs, Lexi Gordon and Andra Espinoza-Hunter — have elevated their effort since the summer. He continues to rave about sophomore point guard [URL='http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/basketball/crystal-dangerfield-PESPTF00592-topic.html']Crystal Dangerfield[/URL] and he loves the possibilities presented by 6-foot-6 [URL='http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/basketball/azura-stevens-PESPTF00595-topic.html']Azura Stevens[/URL], who offers a diverse offensive game and is a rim protector on defense. .... Dangerfield, who had an inconsistent freshman season, has been a bright spot throughout the offseason and could seize a starting job. If Dangerfield replaces the graduated Saniya Chong in the lineup, the Huskies will deploy a similar lineup as last season — Dangerfield and Nurse as a tradition backcourt, with Samuelson, Collier and Williams up front. Or UConn could start Stevens, with Samuelson playing off-guard. The presence of Stevens would allow Williams to take more mid-range shots and free her from guarding post players on defense. “But you look at the way the dynamic changes when Azura is on the floor ... You look out there, man that’s a big lineup,” Auriemma said. “We have a 6-3 two-guard [Samuelson]. That’s a big lineup. And when Crystal is not on the floor, there’s a lot more responsibility on Kia because she’s not sharing the ball-handling responsibility. That mean’s Lou has to handle the ball a lot more. Everything is affected. Every change you make, you might lose something. So we have to figure it out.”[/I] [URL='http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-aac-media-women-main-1017-story.html']UConn Women Picked As Top Team In AAC, Collier Named Preseason Player Of The Year[/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=uconn+women+top+team+aac&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:w&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgj9PHgPbWAhWBaiYKHbz-BY0QpwUIHQ&biw=911&bih=408']uconn women top team aac - Google Search[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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