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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4650753, member: 7511"] The player that comes to mind as a “late bloomer” is Kiah Stokes, a highly touted HS AA who’s first two years were largely confined to mop up duty. Kiah’s problem wasn’t necessarily effort. She played hard. But she had the worst hands I had ever seen, frequently fumbling rebounds and point blank layups. About midway through her junior season, Kiah had a transformation. She started grabbing rebounds, making layups and she was a terror defending the paint. While Kiah was never a starter for UConn, she became an exceptional sixth man off the bench and, ultimately, a first round draft choice in the W. So if Amari can fill our modest hope of providing solid minutes off the bench every game, she will fulfill her potential while providing the Huskies with a key contributor in the paint. [/QUOTE]