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Message: [QUOTE="SimpleDawg, post: 3744371, member: 9267"] Well... if we're gonna count freshman year, then Cooks had a far better freshman year than ONO. And in ONO's sophomore year, she got 3.8 rebounds per game on 26.4 minutes per game (that's more than Cooks' minutes, yet got less rebounds). Not sure where you're getting the idea ONO's numbers are better across the board. I'm seeing those players as pretty equal, except Cooks' has 3 point range. Neither are amazing, but it seems to me that these 2 players cancel each other out. I can agree Williams is better than Carter, but I'm just pointing out the concern is Williams didn't show up against Oregon and South Carolina. And while she did show up against Baylor, against Tennessee she was again inconsistent. I think Notre Dame was fairly weak last year, and like an average ACC team. Carter pulled a no-show against Stanford and in the SEC tournament, but she did have a good stretch of play against Kentucky, Tennessee, A&M, and Arkansas - which kinda proves to me that while inconsistent she is definitely a difference maker against the SEC. And against South Carolina, she wasn't really needed. She took 1 field goal, but Vic gave up looking to her to try to play the game he wanted - and instead used guard depth to almost beat South Carolina. Can you imagine a game where UConn doesn't need Williams? Again, I think Williams is a better player - but I don't think that alone you can say UConn overall has a stronger roster. If they do have a stronger roster, it can't be by much. Since I think on the other front Jackson is better than Westbrook. Also, Carter is not a really a post so she's not gonna beat big bodies defending her.... to me she's more of a Power Forward forced to play out of position. And what you're saying is my point all along. UConn is perceived to be better, but I see the two teams as kinda equal. Bueckers is probably better than any newcomer we have, and while I'm not saying there's anything negative about Makurat, I don't think she scares anyone and teams probably take a chance on her beating them than anyone else if they have to choose. Also, Mississippi State has greater depth. And the main reason Jackson aside we're not perceived to have any other nationally recognized players is because we're balanced and our back-ups can sometimes outplay our starters. Where does Geno look to when Westbrook, Williams, or Bueckers struggles? That's kind of the team we had last year, we would pull the bench sometimes so it's really not easy to recognize who our top players are and it's really any given day. Is that gonna change this year? I doubt it UConn wins on coaching and recruiting rankings though. But respectfully I don't see a whole lot separating these 2 teams. Mississippi State can have 1 elite player, and 8 very good players and still win a lot of games like that. Even if you argue your top 3 or 4 players are slightly better, I'd still take Rickea over anyone UConn has at this point. [/QUOTE]

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