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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 5046693, member: 1131"] As a season ticketholder for both UConn WBB and the Connecticut Sun, I cannot remember that the Sun have ever had a player on their roster who wore shamrocks in college, even though there are a lot of them in the WNBA. So this will be a new fan experience for me and many Sun fans. Nonetheless, I think this is a good trade for the Sun. The Sun's biggest need is for serious 3-point shooting. Banham was supposed to be the answer to that, but except for one game last week against Phoenix, she has not met that expectation -- and she has serious defensive deficiencies. Moriah has simply never been able to replicate her collegiate success in the WNBA, presumably because of injuries -- but she has more often been injured than healthy in her WNBA career, including this year. And because of her diminutive size, she is defensively limited against tall guards like Sabrina Ionescu or Caitlin Clark (just like Crystal Dangerfield). Mabrey is a player like Dijonae Carrington in many ways -- she has far exceeded the expectations based on her draft position (late in the second round). She has been a leader for both Dallas and Chicago, based partly on her credible 3-point shooting but mostly on her fiery personality and competitive intensity. She has missed few if any games due to injury. I think she will start for the Sun, and Ty Harris will come off the bench. That will be a net gain for the Sun -- not a large one, but the Sun don't need a large gain to get over the hump and into the WNBA championship series. [/QUOTE]

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