User blog comment:Salubri/Ichigo vs. Aizen: About Time/@comment-44061-20100318084657

What she said was that even though it ended in a draw that she believed his ability to fight Zaraki to the end she therefore believed that it was an indication that he was subconsciously already at the level of materialization for bankai. She was stating an opinion in her point of view, there was no way Aizen could have known that even if it was a fact but its never stated as such its just an opinion of one person. What im saying is that no official bankai discussion was even taken place until after his encounter with Byakuya on the bridge. But yes there is alot of explanation needed on Aizen's part.