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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4990719, member: 9844"] I think we still have to be concerned upfront. I am optimistic regarding two players that just have to be good if Uconn is going to be great, namely Jana at the 5 and Sarah at the 4. We need both of those to be very good on day one, and I think they probably will be, but expecting and more than that, relying and depending on them being very good in their initial season obviously has some risk until they prove themselves. Even if we move past that, and assume they both will be very good starters from the get go, that is hardly problem solved. At the start we are probably looking at Ayanna and Ice as backups. They might be ok, but they were not in their first year, and frankly if that level continued this year, at least by Uconn standards our backup bigs would be a problem, and a big one if either had to start because of injury. Both could make a major leap in their second year, but upgrading our big backups IMO is still an objective for that last roster spot next year. By midyear, Aubrey can be an answer at the 4, but I am not satisfied with the status quo upfront unless Ice and/or Ayanna make a quantum leap from their first year. [/QUOTE]