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Message: [QUOTE="huskyd, post: 4573594, member: 6488"] Azzi is so smart and so articulate that I listen to her in amazement. She and Geno were asked the same key question: Is there more pressure on Azzi given the absence of Paige? Both responded really well, but the truth is that we [I]really[/I] do need for Azzi to channel Paige's amazing renaissance in last year's tournament. I think that starting with the Indiana game, then NC State, then Stanford, UConn played the best series in its storied history. No matter what Buckets does for the rest of her career, none of us will ever forget the end of the NC State game. BUT in this year's Iowa tussle, Azzi had her Paige moment: she almost single-handedly erased a 15-point second half deficit in mere minutes. That is the power of athletic genius. Boom, boom, boom: game over. Azzi said with complete confidence that she's ready for whatever comes. Can't wait. [/QUOTE]