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[QUOTE="JeffConn, post: 4906984, member: 11822"]
Last year team's bench (with seasoned players Nahiem and Joey) provided more outside shooting, but this year's starting five are better shooters as a group than last year's starters.  When Diarra and SJ come in, the outside shooting slack has been maintained by starters who remain in the game.  And besides bringing in defensive intensity (Diarra on the ball) and SJ (with some blocks), they bring in other forms of offensive attack (Diarra with drives to the basket and SJ with lob/dunks).  And the Freshman Stewart is showing some potential to break out as well.

The last two years surely have provided an extended stretch of low-stress enjoyment of winning team basketball and solidification of UConn as a blue blood program.  I've been watching long enough to recall when making a Final Four was the goal, suffering greatly through Elite Eight and other tournament losses.  NCAA losses to Florida, Mississippi State and UCLA remain in my mind.  It's a pleasure reading the recent threads of appreciation.

It's hard to believe that the Seton Hall game at Gampel is probably Donovan Clingan's last game there!  He, Alex, Tristen, Cam and Steph and the rest have a been such a joy to watch!
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