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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4416653, member: 5798"] [I]"Andre Patterson noticed something different about his daughter Ayanna when she came home to Indiana from her first session at UConn earlier this summer[B]. She was mature, more confident.[/B] On the basketball court, she explained what parts of her game she needed to improve upon, and what exercises and drills she needed to better herself. [B]She attacked drills instead of just going through the motions[/B]. If she missed a shot, she got upset instead of brushing it off and moving on like she had in the past. She was more focused than Andre had ever seen." [/I] After reading this article, it looks like Ayanna is ready to begin her college career. All of the drills, practices and work in the weight room has been for the journey she is about to under take. After reading Conncan's post this morning about the Fordham/Kutztown game, we really can't get too excited about the inevitable results to come from this mismatch. I commented that after reading the article and looking at the box score, under sized and heavily out matched Kutztown vs UConn is like a tugboat going up against a battleship. :confused: It will be nice to see our team on the court in live action going through their paces, but the outcome is inevitable. This is an exhibition against a Division 2 program that finished 26-7 last year. The real test for UConn will come in 10 days when Vic Schaefer brings his #3 ranked Texas Longhorns to Gampel Arena November 14. That is a game we can critique our players collectively and individually. Texas is expected to make the great 8 in the NCAAT this season. They have the size, speed and athleticism to compete with UConn. The season opener against Northeastern on Thursday Nov 10 that finished 14-18/8-10 in the Colonial Athletic Association last year is better test for UConn as it is against a Division 1 program, but here again, the outcome is inevitable. [/QUOTE]

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