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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4414579, member: 10435"] Good point. We will not get exactly the same from anyone however and shouldn't expect it. Every player is different. Dorka and Liya will not be like ONO and Caroline, Lou or Aubrey won't be like CW. You may not get the long armed blocks from ONO but you will get more power in Dorka, less cheap fouls, and a more complete offensive presence. In Liya, you will have even more athleticism than last year we are hoping. We didn't have a player like Ayanna last year and that back to the basket power game will be a welcome addition. You may not get CW's type of tight defense and her drives but you will get Aubrey's disruptions, Caroline's heady defense, and her movement without the ball which is the best of any UCONN player in a long time. I also think Lou Two is a better shooter than CW. So pluses and minuses. It will be different for sure. Better? Doesn't have to be. It just has to work within the framework of a new team. If CW locked down an opponent last year but Aubrey allows 6 more points against her but gets two more steals and 4 more rebounds it balances itself out. If ONO had a 10 and 10 game with 4 blocks and Dorka is 14 and 6 but Liya gets 12 points underneath and 7 boards and 2 blocks and Amari hits two 3s it balances itself out. Time will tell. Geno says he likes this team. There is a reason for it. [/QUOTE]