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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2511305, member: 7511"] I don’t think the difficulty of integrating into UConn’s system is perculiar to Natalie Butler. Lots of players struggle to be effective and have an impact at UConn. It took Kiah Stokes the better part of 2 1/2 seasons. Saniya took 3 years. Both players are now in the pros. When we look at the current crop of freshmen, as well as some of the sophomores, one of the things that occurs to me is that most would either be starting or at least playing significant minutes at other programs. As an example, #1 recruit MW is slowly but surely learning UConn’s system and contributing as the 2nd player off the bench. Around the country, other freshmen like Westbrook has been a starter and major contributor at TN from the start of the season. The same is true for Carter at TX A&M, who is also the Aggies leading scorer. It’s not that Westbrook & Carter are better than MW. It’s simply that they’re playing for teams that don’t require that they do much more than they did in HS. At UConn, the demands are greater and the learning curve much longer than anywhere else in the country. Nat worked really hard, and got better during her time at UConn, but she never quite developed into the type of player we hoped she could be, because it’s really, really hard to be a UConn WBB player. [/QUOTE]