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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 4677229, member: 7171"] Lots of reasons to think that this is the year. Finally. UConn will go into the season healthy. They all look like they have been working out like crazy. I expect many of them to take a big step forward and I like the first year players a lot, including Ice. Great depth. Paige and Azzi, when healthy, are the best guard tandem in the country and it is not even close. Better than many WNBA teams, in fact. Nika will not have to play anything close to 40 minutes and can play totally unleashed on the defensive end. Aubrey as well. UConn can do things that it has not been able to do in ages. Mainly, they can press full court. That is a weapon that they have simply been unable to utilize due to the heavy minutes the starters have had to play and the fear of foul trouble. As part of the great depth, the ability to go small, go big, go somewhere in between. Go offense. Go defense. Geno has to love the options he will have. Scheduling helps, beginning with the trip to Europe. A tough out of conference schedule will allow them to hone their game. The Big East schedule should be easy since the top teams from last year, such as Villanova and Marquette, but other than Creighton, have taken a step backward; that will allow for rest, feel good games, and bench development. Boston has moved on to the WNBA. LSU has the talent to challenge. Let`s see how the chemistry works out. There have been NBA super teams assembled that put it together, and there have been some that did not. Most importantly, UConn is on a Mission. Capital M. The season will be long but I don`t think it will wear on them like it did in 2022-2023. They will be able to peak in March and they will not let this opportunity pass them by. [/QUOTE]

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