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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4703806, member: 9844"] That was quite surprising at First Night and perhaps indicative of Ayanna having knee problems during the season we were not fully aware of. Given her obvious physical skills heading into last season I thought at worst, she would be a very good rebounder and shot blocker, but her offense might be pretty raw. The later was true, but surprisingly her numbers for the season per minute etc, on rebounding and blocked shots were nothing special at all, and way short of what I might have expected. In addition her numbers got worse not better overall as the season wore on, which would be pretty unusual for an extremely physical gifted but raw player, facing a major change in competition. Not participating in the First Night dunk contest, less than impressive rebounding and shot blocking numbers, and decreasing production over the season, certainly adds support to a theory she may have been having far more serious issues with her knee than the fans were aware of. If that is the case, then whatever procedure she did have done can be encouraging for her future since there could be a good reason she did not meet expectations last year. Maybe Amari's situation is somewhat similar, but she has had two seasons that didn't seem to match her high school expectations, and I don't have any idea if her issues that were addressed this off-season bothered her in both years or not. [/QUOTE]