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[QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4525913, member: 12088"]
Ayanna is such an interesting case. On many other teams, she’d have started or at least gotten a lot more rotation minutes. But at UConn she struggled to find her sea legs and to break into the main rotation.

This says a lot about the program Geno is trying to instill in his players. It’s hard to learn you can’t get away with a bit of bluster and some showboating. You have to play intricate team defense. You have to get to your spots on time. A lot of self-discipline is essential. You can see right away how important CD is to this effort, too. She’s the disciplinarian.

It says a lot about who he recruits. Not every talented player has the patience or the humility, or the will power, to make themselves into something more than they already were in high school. Can you picture Rickea or Angel fitting in at Storrs? Ayanna chose this. So did Paige and Azzi. So did Aaliyah and Aubrey. And NIKA!!! And Lou. They all met Geno and heard him say “you won’t play until you earn the minutes in practice.” I think Amari heard it too.

You know who else chose it after hearing this pitch? KK. Ashlynn. Q. Jana. Allie.
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