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Message: [QUOTE="BroadwayVa, post: 2421024, member: 6118"] \ Thanks for the good words for Natalie. Natalie was Natalie she was what she was---once a kid arrives at Uconn all rating go in the trasher. Who remembers , except you, the rank of anyone except the number one's. So, we evaluate them as they play in the Uconn system, former ranking be damned. Did you/do you read the expectation for Molly/Irwin 3 frosh (exclude walker) they are high from some fans. We know walk on's are over achievers, just getting here. And Natalie is not the first or last incoming kid for us fans to have greater expectations Natalie deserves your good words, no doubt. She like me has limitations--I don't deny that but a local 2nd grade team would not accept me as a player even with my size I don't measure up. It I guess comes down to how do you define achievement! Her benefit for Uconn was giving relief for Gabby and Napheesa. Baylor and Texas were closely/nearly a Natalie type game against bigs (who were maybe a bit more mobile). You last sentence to me is more than factual: My expectation/hopes for Natalie was for her to be all her height and in coming hype (from a few other coaches) suggested. In fairness, my beliefs and those of others may have been tainted with greater expectations because of the words posted in the media, prior to Natalies arrival, stated by coaches that player against the Natalie GT also her numbers then suggested those now at GM---Uconn is a different game. [/QUOTE]