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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 3316351, member: 1673"] Performance wise there is not much to extrapolate from this game. I would not get too excited about the good performances because of the competition, nor too down on the bad performances in the first exhibition game of the year. However, there were three noteworthy things I took away. The one negative was Adebayo being the last off the bench. I am not bothered by her performance in one early exhibition game, but the role she typically plays is the role we need. It cannot be a good sign that despite that she was saved for last. Though I do not take away much from ONO's performance against this opponent, it's obvious she brings what we really have lacked the past three years. We all know how great and relentless Collier was as a defender, but there's a difference between a shot blocker who surprises people with her skill and athleticism and a shot blocker who intimidates simply by owning the paint. Opponent's offenses are going to be disrupted and changed because of ONO, independently of whether she becomes the best defender out there or not. Whenever Makurat was in the game she was the one designated to take the ball out of bounds, as a "freshmen," even when she was in with the "core four." Her predecessors in this department were Samuelson and Stewart. I think Griffin has a higher ceiling, perhaps may even prove more valuable as a freshman. Yet Auriemma traditionally goes with the "reliable" starting line-up over starting the best five. Think Webber over Sales. Or Ralph coming off the bench as a freshman (which used to drive Budfrog nuts, where is he these days?) I think it's a pretty good bet Makurat remains our fifth starter, even if she does not prove to be our fifth best player. [/QUOTE]

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