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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3127616, member: 2117"] Nat had a good game vs Baylor but that was the highlight of her year. UCONN badly needed size inside. Geno opted to have 5-11 Gabby and 6-1 Collier handle all post duties instead of his 6-5 transfer. Based on what Nat showed, she just wasn't good enough to compete at this level. Plus writing was on the wall for the following year--both Gabby/Collier were back, Stevens was going to be eligible and the #1 recruit was coming on board...she would've been buried deeper on the bench. Plus in 2018, Stevens provided those extra few minutes of rest for Collier/Williams. The front court players were better rested that year. In regards to ND, UCONN was controlling the game with Stevens in the lineup. Why Geno didn't play her more has been spoken about many times on here. Nat wouldn't have logged any minutes that game, especially considering Collier/Stevens were the best UCONN players that night. And you forgot about AO who had Nurse, the defensive POY, on her and still went off for 27. Against Mississippi State, I don't think Butler would've made any difference had they matched up. When they did match up in the 2017 semis, sophomore McCowan (who was a shadow of junior McCowan) had 10/8 in 25 minutes, Butler didn't score in 6 minutes of play, had 2 TOs and 1 foul. Even with improvement, Z would've been matched up with McCowan unless there was foul trouble issues. [/QUOTE]