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Message: [QUOTE="Inthepaint, post: 4168027, member: 11386"] They say we don't see ourselves as others see us. I watch UCONN WBB because I think the program itself and the players who come and go have a certain aura about them. Call it arrogance, call it confidence, call them over pampered babies, call them extraordinary young women with a commitment to excellence (apologies to Al Davis). The whole UCONN mystique/legacy thing can be a crushing weight or a source of pride and continuity. Any comments I have made on this board, I believe are based on what players have shown they are capable of. Saying someone stinks, or should be benched or should play someplace else is as silly as it is classless and cruel. Saying that they can do better and urging them on is, IMHO, not. I respect and admire them all, no matter what the stat sheet from a game might suggest. My granddaughter (now 6) goes to basketball clinic/camp and loves the game. I take her to games at the local college (Divison 1) whenever I can just to be sure she sees that "girls can do sports". I try to base my attitude and comments on how I would want HER to be treated. [/QUOTE]