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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 3122817, member: 730"] She could also be used early in games, even starting like that Duke post whose name eludes my slowly calcifying brain. Let her bang, collect a couple of fouls if necessary, and keep ONO out of foul trouble. There's no Ariel Howard out there. The best to hope for is a flawed post who will sub in to spell the starters. I hope I'm wrong. I really believe that Irwin and Bent will contribute meaningful minutes next year. I remember Gardler spending 3 years playing in the last 2 minutes only and then being a good sub in her 4th year. N Dame has had that same type. Irwin has some size, strength and toughness. She can shoot 3's. She can run the court. And most of all she is familiar with UConn's scheme's and her team mates. Bent can shoot, she just hasn't much. She isn't going to beat anyone off her dribble but she can shoot 3's, can pass pretty well, can run the court and can defend and press. She too knows the system. And mentally both of them are seniors. There is no next season. That sometimes wakes up underachievers. [/QUOTE]