Over the past few seasons, there haven’t been many question marks surrounding the UConn women’s basketball team. Sure, in 2016-17, we weren’t sure how the Huskies would replace the trio of Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck before the season began. But once the games started, it didn’t take long to realize UConn would be just fine.
Last year, were Katie Lou Samuelson or Napheesa Collier that much different from the first game to the last? Not particularly. Crystal Dangerfield regressed due to shin splints as the season went on, while Azura Stevens never developed the outside shooting touch Geno Auriemma raved about in the preseason.