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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3029068, member: 5798"] I think it’s fair to assess a player or a unit’s level of ability or effectiveness against the upper echelon teams. It’s easy to look good and play well against less talented teams. It’s how you play against the Notre Dame’s, the Baylor‘s and the Louisville’s that will determine how you finish. Those are the teams you'll see in the later stages of the tournament. [B]I was very happy with the play of the reserves against ECU, and I'd like to see more. [/B]Throughout their time on the floor, I kept wishing they would play like that against the elite teams. [B]All[/B] of UConn's roster with the exception of Bent and Irwin were top 50 recruits coming out of high school. How many players on ECU's roster were top 100? The answer = [B]None,[/B] ergo the disparity in the level of talent. During the last 4 years, ECU dd not recruit a single top 100 player from high school. Most of the top 40 rated players go to MAJOR programs. There are a few exceptions. Usually (there have been exceptions) only UConn, USF and UCF sign players ranked in the top 100. Look at the links below, and notice that only 9 players in the last 5 years committed to an AAC school other than UConn. UConn does not compete for the same recruits as the rest of the programs in the AAC. [B]#33 Aubrey Griffin [/B](2019) is the lowest rated player UConn has signed in the last 5 years. She'll probably be one of the best. [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2015'][Hoopgurlz 2015 top 100][/URL] = 1 Kitija Laksa - USF [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2016'][Hoopgurlz 2016 top 100][/URL] = 4 #32 Dorothy Nagy (USF), #81 Kornelia "Kay Kay" Wright (UCF), #85 Natasha Mack (Houston), #95 Enna Pehadzic (USF) [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2017'][Hoopgurlz 2017 top 100][/URL] = 2 #77 Alba Prieto & # 93 Sylvia Serrat - USF [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2018'][Hoopgurlz 2018 top 100][/URL] = 1 #95 Diamond Battles - UCF [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2019'][Hoopgurlz 2019 top 100][/URL] = 1 #86 Lanetta Williams - Memphis [/QUOTE]

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