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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4684081, member: 9844"] Agreed, in addition I think Uconn's reputation regarding true bigs is underrated. To a certain extent I believe Dawn's success with Wilson may have helped her land Boston for example, and perhaps Kim has milked BG's stardom to help her recruit two bigs like Cox and Brown at Baylor, and then Reese at LSU. By comparison I look at Liv and Dorka in the W and so far they look like players that were well prepared for the league. Neither has the talent of Wilson, Boston or Reese, but relative to their draft status they have performed well, particularly compared to Cox and Brown. Maybe we haven't recruited that generational level C for a while, but we have developed the next tier kind of C very well, and as many WNBA coaches say, Uconn players at all positions are generally more ready for the next level than most other programs. Much of that is as you point out, the competition they get in practice. Kia Stokes is an example too, she was a career backup in college and has turned that into a long WNBA career. It was probably very beneficial for Dolson, Stokes and Stewie to have some time competing against each other,particularly since they brought such different talents to the table. Ice and Jana fighting for a potential 5th starter role will make each of them better than if they were the only talented C prospect on the roster. Obviously going against Aaliyah is a major plus too, and even if they don't reach previous expectations, Amari with her shot blocking and length, and Ayanna with her athleticism present different challenges to help all of our bigs develop. [/QUOTE]

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