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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4995330, member: 3535"] I love this post. Imo some UCONN fans just want to look at things all negative unless they win a title. That only could be true when UCONN is "dominant." Geno has all but said so. Anyone thinks that's wrong - we can ease get the quote. Anyhow, I don't know much about Southern Cal - all their pickups but in regard South Carolian - what has made them special these last three-four years is that they closed down the paint. And one good way to beat them was go bombs away from the outside. Paige did as a frosh and Caitlin did as a junior. You had to get hot because their ability to score was so hard to stop so winning 58-57 games was also hard to do because you couldn't hold them to such a low number. And this is where I think Sarah (and Jana) will have to shine. Because I Don’t know enough about Jana - for conversation looking at Sarah -- if she can score some baskets and be a threat on the inside then that changes a lot. UCONN can run "an Offense" instead of being forced to only score from the outside. UCONN doesn't need to score a lot - but score enough to be a legit threat. The ability (or lack thereof) for Sarah to score inside and to also rebound (i.e. they don't go easily over the top of her) will dictate a lot of UCONN's potential success they would have vs South Carolina and other big/physical/athletic teams. But to completely disregard a #1 recruit is just crazy. The good think about Sarah is that she is also known for being an excellent outside shooter. SO it's not like she is "inside-or-bust." UCONN can win games just from the perimeter vs very good teams which is why in summation we're right there with the 2 SoCar and SOCal teams. Another big Achilles for UCONN is their youth up front. Which is why I put them behind these teams. Iriafen imo was important for SoCal. [/QUOTE]

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