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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield Fan, post: 3087465, member: 6911"] And he's right about this: "Since Stewart graduated, there hasn’t been another star of her magnitude to fill the void. UConn has been led by Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier, two seniors who are great players but not among the greatest of all time." Connecticut wins national championships with All-Time Great Players: Rebecca Lobo, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Tina Charles (together), and Brianna Stewart. We don't win NC's when we don't have great players. KLS and Pheesa are excellent players, even first-round picks in the WNBA. But even we can't ignore that they're not going to go among the first selections. Indeed, a recent mock draft has KLS barely remaining in the first round. That could be because of injuries, including her recent back problems. But that will be a question mark in the upcoming tournament as well. The author is pointing out what many of us would like not to see: we're vulnerable. And next year will be a far greater challenge. [/QUOTE]