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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 2907881, member: 44"] CW feels like a special player to me. She's skilled, of course, but she also is charismatic and has a great personal energy and enthusiasm about her. The reason why we admire/treasure the D's, Stewie's and Maya's of the world is because they are so unique that you appreciate them. We are fortunate to have had the three of them. (Should we be adding Sue Bird to this triumvirate?) It is more than world class athleticism that makes them so special though. One of my favorite players to watch was Gabby Williams. My mouth would literally drop as I'd watch do things that most players couldn't dream of doing, play after play. Yet even with that unquestioned athleticism, we don't talk about her the same way as do about the big three. There's something else that makes up the greats. Hard to quantify it. D had swagger, but Stewie and Maya less so. They all were willing to take big shots at key moments and they typically made them. Maybe that is it. Maybe it is confidence at key moments. Whatever that 'it' is, CW [I]feels[/I] like she has it. Just something about her. But that is way too much to dump on 18 year old shoulders. So I am just going watch her develop without expectation. But I have a feeling.... FWIW, I've been telling anyone who listen to be sure to watch UConn WBB this year. I think CW and ONO are going to have great careers here. That's something you want to get in on at the start. [B]"We're still doomed."[/B] [/QUOTE]

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