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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2029231, member: 7511"] Of the many questions surrounding UConn at the start of the season, one of the most persistent focused on guard play. Everyone assumed that Kia would be, well Kia, but there was much debate and concern relative to the other guard spot. Would Saniya be able to overcome consistency and confidence issues that plagued her through her first three seasons at Storrs? Would Crystal be able to quickly develop into the next Mo Jeff or would she face the same struggles that most freshmen face at UConn? At the beginning of the season, if anything the questions and concerns became more acute. Saniya and Crystal were both inconsistent. Adding fuel to the fire, they both missed games due to concussions and Crystal also due to a foot injury. What was worse, Kia started the season off inconsistently, seeming to crumble under the weight of expectations. What a difference a few weeks makes. Kia exploded for 33 vs Depaul and she has been the ROCK that everyone expected since that game. Over the past few weeks, Saniya has been an absolute revelation with her all-around play, leading the nation in A/TO ratio with an astonishing 4+, providing solid defense and scoring punch. Word is that Saniya has been lighting it up in practice with her shooting, reminding everyone of the senior at Ossining HS that averaged over 30 per game. Her 17 pts yesterday was a gentle reminder that Saniya can be a big time scorer if need be. Finally there is Crystal. She is so close to having a breakout game that you can feel it, like an earth tremor just before the big one. Her assists were great yesterday, but when she buried the two 3-pointers, I felt the same excitement that I had when she lit up Baylor. IMO, once the breakout comes, Crystal won't look back. As the Huskies get closer to tournament time, it looks more and more like they will have an excellent 3-guard rotation that they can depend on. With Nat's steady progress, and maybe even some help from Kyla, the lack of depth in the frontcourt is less a concern then it was. There was a scene in the All-Access show at the beginning of the season, during a particularly good practice, when Geno says to Shea in a subdued voice, "We've got a chance...We've got a chance..." Yes Gracie, with a solid 7-8 player rotation, this team has more than a good chance to hang their 12th banner at Gampel. [/QUOTE]

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