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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5277117, member: 12088"] Ayanna’s injuries have been really unfortunate for her in terms of the timing of a career at UConn. She missed two prime years to develop her talent and a chance to have a major role in an NC run. Now she’s returning to a roster with much tougher competition at her position than when she was last healthy. I think Ayanna is fully capable of cracking the rotation this fall, but it will be a real challenge with Blanca’s arrival and Morgan and Carol returning. Two years ago, with Ice’s injury rehab she had a starting spot practically lined up for her next to Aaliyah, and she could have made a difference in yet another NC run. It’s not hard to see that loss to Iowa going differently with her in the lineup. Ayanna’s skills don’t fit one version of Geno’s new style. As a muscular and quick footed defender and rebounder she can complement Serah as a backup to Sarah in a traditional lineup. But her limited offensive skills don’t suit the small-ball lineup as well. Key to this lineup is forcing the opposing center to try to guard Sarah on the perimeter. Having Ayanna on the floor would allow the opposing center to remain in the paint on defense. Carol or Blanca or even Allie may be better fits given their offensive skills. [/QUOTE]