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Message: [QUOTE="VAMike23, post: 3226918, member: 150"] My guess is Squeaks. 1. Bigger internal motor = still able to improve significantly despite starting from a higher 'rung' I think Squeaks will be in the AA conversation by year-end. UCONN's upper-echelon players have all had a very strong motor and Squeaks fits that mold. Plus being a player with the ball in their hand a lot leads to quicker progress. Motor's like hers aren't learned or earned -- it's a personal quality you bring to the table, or you don't. No slight to ONO intended , but I think Squeaks has the superior motor. Plus, Squeaks appears to me to have the belief that she can be a star on this level. She's wired that way. Motor is one thing but belief is another necessary driver. 2. Bigs take more time Bigs take more time to develop , so while she will undoubtedly give us a *lot* more this season than last, I think she won't make a really big move until [I][B][U]next[/U][/B][/I] season. With more pressure on her to perform and more of a spotlight on her play, she will also spend more time in Geno's chateau de bow wow, as part of the the aformentioned "development" process. This is good in the long run but leads to ups and downs in the near term. Though ONO received her share of cold stares, pine-riding and dressings-down from the staff last season, I think Squeaks has already seen a lot more of that movie than Liv has, and she will be better equipped to persevere through those patches to maintain consistency. Having said all this, if ONO has even has the SAME size leap as Squeaks this season, we will all (myself included!) be very happy come tournament time. [/QUOTE]

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