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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5278166, member: 12088"] UConn has won NCs with only one bona fide superstar. Maya and Dee come to mind. Last season, Geno had three. Next season, he will have two, Azzi and Sarah. And I suspect everyone on the team will dedicate themselves to getting another NC not only because they're fierce competitors and this is what they do, but also to get one for Azzi before she moves on. Even Sarah will tend to think in this way. She may not yell the loudest when she's on the floor, but everyone on the team will take their cue [B]from[/B] her and fight a little harder [B]for[/B] her. I know, it sounds sentimental. But in the heat of battle athletic teams are often fueled by sentiment once they've maxed out their training and discipline. In the following two years, I imagine this will be Sarah's team, and she'll be ably supported by KK and Ash and the player many of us expect to succeed her as the superstar, Blanca. And who knows, maybe by Jana and the Big O, too. I tend to think of this in terms of who the "bucket-getter" is, not simply who is the PG or who barks out orders. This season it was Paige and Azzi. Next season it will be Azzi and Sarah. After that it may be Sarah and Blanca. The team will rise and fall with them. [/QUOTE]