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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4377061, member: 12088"] If we’re wondering if Azzi can take the team on her shoulders, I think of two games as indicators of this, the loss to Villanova and the rout of Tennessee. Against Villanova, without Liv or Caroline, we only played 6 and other than Dorka, who played 20 mins, everyone played 30 or more. The team played a disjointed low energy game for 3 quarters. But Christyn and Azzi, 24 pts and 29 pts respectively, carried the team and Azzi almost engineered a comeback in the 4th quarter. There was no hesitation, she shot from everywhere and brought us to within 2. It was a glimpse of Paige without Paige. If you can bear to watch a loss, it’s worth cueing this one up. I often cite the 3rd quarter of the Tennessee game as a showcase of Nika’s talents. But the entire game really belonged to Azzi, since Caroline was out. 7 of 9 from 3, she gave Evina and Nika a target all game long, someone to aim for and Azzi came through practically every time. The team pinned everything on her, and she came through. She also played great D, and had a memorable drive to the hoop through contact against Jordan Horston — actually made her look foolish, which is not easy to do with Horston. I think we have plenty of indications that Azzi can put the team on her shoulders if she has to. My guess is she won’t have to with Caroline playing next to her. [/QUOTE]