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Message: [QUOTE="psconn, post: 4277875, member: 293"] I'm very excited to see these players in a Husky uniform and I really hope they can live up to at least some of our expectations. The fact is that despite UConn's great coaching staff and outstanding culture, great high school kids don't always become great D1 players. How many times have we seen this over the past 30 years (hint: many)? The worst part is that if they fail to meet our unrealistic expectations, some here treat them like they did it on purpose. Anyway, I prefer the wait and see approach. I certainly welcome these kids, and I'll enjoy seeing them developing into whatever role they manage to carve out. Will they come in like Maya, Shea or Jen Rizzotti and just assert themselves - or will it be like Amari did this year - just be content to be a good teammate along for an exciting ride. I've done some reflecting since this Final Four weekend got underway and my biggest takeaway is how very fortunate I am to have grown up a stone's throw from Storrs and be able to witness and participate in this crazy run and the general blossoming of athletics at Storrs. Whatever Ice, Yanna and their teammates can bring, I'll be there watching games with giant butterflies in my gut and palpitations in my chest. All-in on another UConn B-ball season. [/QUOTE]