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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 3935404, member: 591"] For as long as Adia is here, there will certainly be the potential for good things. She can recruit, but has shown some preference for players from over-seas, where of course she and her husband have "connections". They do need to reload. Ware is expected to be playing volleyball next year and not available to mid-season. We played over some of the folks that showed promise last year using newly eligible transfers. We lose not only Aari the best player, but presumably Sam Thomas, who really, really was a major factor, sometimes in ways that don't show up in the box score. But, as I say, continued good recruiting and good coaching will go a long way. Adia has used Tara as a mentor, and isn't afraid to learn new things. Although I certainly didn't know it before a recent article, her husband is considered something of a defensive guru. So I expect things to "slide" a bit, but I expect Arizona to NOT be one and done from the national scene. For many of us, not named UConn, that doesn't mean that we have expectations of the Final Four in the immediate future. [/QUOTE]