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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4394677, member: 9844"] The principle similarity is their main role will be similar, providing time mostly at the 2 and the 3. I also think they are roughly the same quality overall, with maybe a slight edge to Lou. They are far more different in their abilities and strengths. I give Lou a big edge on shooting and scoring, and Evina a little better on everything else. Evina also had the ability to play at the 1 or 4, and was exceptionally versatile, but not great at anything. I think Lou can be called a great shooter, with a three year track record of around 39% 3 point shooting and low 80's free throw shooting. That translates regardless of the level of competition. Evina by comparison was a mediocre shooter. Lou was also a volume scorer, not just a shooter at Fairfield. That is where the quality of competition may come into play. She had the ability to create her own offense, and I think she will here too, but it will be much more difficult against Uconn's schedule. Evina was valuable as a versatile swiss army knife type player. Lou should be a great shooter and maybe scorer as well, but that is where her main value lies. Perhaps neither is or was a way above average Uconn level starter, but both are the type of reserves any top program would love to have that could play at least two positions. Caroline was probably a little better than Evina last year and with a significant jump in her sophomore year after hip surgery we could see a big improvement at the 3, with an Evina level but different player in Lou to back up both Caroline and Azzi. [/QUOTE]

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