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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4592126, member: 9844"] I think the difference between almost all normal Uconn recruits and a walk-on like Pulido is huge. Ines was IMO an emergency recruit designed to be an upgrade over the next best alternative at that time, namely a walk-on. When we found out about Paige, there were no great options, high school players had committed, portal transfers had made their decision, and even among foreign possibilities we probably were limited to players that already has a visa to get someone here on time. With those severe restrictions Geno did the best he could, got a player significantly better than a walk-on probably would have been, but that doesn't mean that Ines is any way comparable to the other players either. She is in that wide gulf of much better than a walk-on, and nowhere close to a typical Uconn recruit. Just the way it is, Paige's injury created a critical need to get another guard as quickly as possible. The results have been somewhat mixed, but I am very glad we got her. She was brought in to be an emergency backup plan, and this season we certainly had those emergencies where she was needed. Otherwise we might have had a walk-on in the final moments of the Princeton game, and starting against Maryland. [/QUOTE]