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SI Praises Hurley's "Shrewd Roster Building"

There is obviously no need to rush Samson back, but he adds an exciting dimension to the frontcourt. The game I thought UConn would have needed him the most was against Alabama, which has a lot of tall and long, athletic bigs similar to Johnson. However, the Villanova game would be a good one for him to come back and get some minutes because just 3 days later on New Year's Eve, UConn plays at Xavier. which is a losable game. Xavier has a very good team and 2 very high quality bigs in Freemantle and Nunge, and good 3 point shooters in Boum and Kunkel. Many around the Xavier program quietly believe they have a team that could challenge UConn for the Big East title.
 
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