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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 5152612, member: 1131"] Yea, verily. Getting size is no big problem. UConn has had Amari deBerry and Piath Gabriel in recent times. Did that help? In olden times, UConn had 6-7 Christine Rigby ("the Big Rig"), and she occupied a very big spot on the bench. Ideally, we would like high-quality bigs, but Aliyah Boston candidates don't come along all the time, and some of them prefer other schools. I don't think Reagan Beers was at the Boston level, and I don't think her presence on the team would have turned the team's two losses this year into wins (I saw in a box score that she fouled out in about 19 minutes in a recent game for Oklahoma), but she would have helped. So UConn may sometimes have to settle for "pretty good bigs" (like those mentioned above: Jessica Moore, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, and Kelly Schumacher), or for very athletic forwards such as Sarah and Aaliyah Edwards who are only "pretty big" (a category that includes Swin, Asjha, and Tamika who were undefeated as seniors and won an NC). With the talent that this team has at other positions, that should be enough. I think Jana and Ice can get to that level this year (and will get help from Aubrey and Morgan), and I think Jana can and will reach the All-American level before she graduates. [/QUOTE]