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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 4986403, member: 1673"] Muhl had two strikes against her in the court of public opinion coming to UConn. First, she was from another country playing in foreign leagues. This naturally calls into the question the level of competition through which she is honing her skills. Yet foreign players generally are coached more in the fundamentals, which is particularly valuable for shaping the decision making skills of a point guard. Throughout her college career the only player I ever thought was better at decision making was Bueckers. Muhl’s second strike in the court of public opinion was not being an elite athlete. Yet awards and records are represented by many who are not elite athletes. Championships often are won by the less athletic team that plays together well. Quickness compensates for not being fast, boxing out compensates for not being tall, etc. Both team offense and defense surpass the worth of individual abilities. Muhl might have had a third strike against her if she was truly uncoachable as she claimed, but of course that was never true. Instead she was stubborn yet humble. I suspect that some folks view humility as a weakness, rather than the strength of character it actually represents. I think Muhl’s strength of character will be her lasting impression upon me. [/QUOTE]