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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3616373, member: 10435"] Very good point. Clearly that focus in recruiting, if it was intentional as opposed to happenstance, is over as evidenced by this new class and the partial next one. So interesting that this year's class has a full team of the 5 positions on the court. I don't think Geno made a decision in the past to not go after quality bigs. After all the 1995 team had Lobo and Wolters and other great teams had size as well. I just think there aren't that many UCONN quality bigs out there and he didn't get them and the same is not true for guards and small forwards. Either way, that position swapping which you point out requires contrary skill development and is counter productive appears to be a thing of the past. We have enough different pieces to fit into all the spaces in the puzzle. What I like about these recruits and add in Evina as a new player is the variation in the skill sets and ability to play different roles, not necessarily positions, on the court. Evina, Paige, Nika and even Anna secondarily can be the PG/offense initiator. Mir, Edwards and Aubrey can be pressers(3 great defensive players) and interior players who can rebound. Mir is 5'10" with the highest vertical leap of ANYONE EVER at UCONN. That includes Gabby! You need a guard to score? It can be Evina, Paige, Anna, CW. You need to give Liv a rest and not give up size, let Piath get some experience or move Edwards there. If you get solid team chemistry, which is a UCONN trademark, at an early stage of the season, this team can roll right away and the passing and unselfishness will be a beautiful thing to behold. To your point, there will be depth this year at the positions, not juxtapositions. [/QUOTE]

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