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Message: [QUOTE="Tufkas, post: 3397253"] Recruiting is paramount. Development and prep are second. In-game third. A brief review especially illustrates this - all 11 titles were on the back of phenomenal recruiting and player development, with each championship on the back of one or two generational, Hall of Fame talents. To wit, Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, and a combination of Tina Charles and Maya Moore combine for 9 of the 11, with the other two featuring extraordinary recruiting classes. The combination of Geno Auriemma and Chris Daily are by far the best recruiters in college sports, perhaps of all time. The results speak for themselves. Conversely, without a generational talent... Among others... 2013-2016 The Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck, Moriah Jefferson era... 2010 Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Caroline Doty, Tiffany Hayes, Renee Montgomery, Kalana Greene 2009 Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Caroline Doty, Tiffany Hayes, Renee Montgomery, Kalana Greene 2004 DIANA TAURASI, Ann Strother 2003 DIANA TAURASI, Ann Strother 2002 Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Diana Taurasi, Tamika Williams 2000 Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Shea Ralph Svetlana Abrosimova, Tamika Williams 1995 Rebecca Lobo, Kara Wolters, Jennifer Rizzotti, Nykesha Sales [/QUOTE]