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Message: [QUOTE="fireford, post: 4958452, member: 11088"] You do realize a "false fact" is a contradiction, no? But if you want just plain facts here they are: Below is a summary of the 2002 championship game. One which UConn was expected to roll over Oklahoma and did anything but. If you thought they played anything less than subpar that game then you watched a different game than I did. [URL unfurl="true"]https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2002/3/31/Huskies_Win_Third_National_Championship[/URL] A few notable quotes from above that support what I'm telling you. <<Oklahoma took advantage of UConn's sloppy play>> Sloppy play = poor play Cash, Williams and Jones had those gaudy numbers because the backcourt missed a lot of shots. Oklahoma did not have a front court to match that front court so UConn got a lot of easy put backs. The 8-25 perimeter shooting and 0-9 from 3 you mention = poor shooting. Poor shooting = poor play. <<The score was 73-67 with 1:31 remaining when sophomore Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA), who struggled from the floor throughout the game, hit the shot that mattered most, a jumper from just inside the free throw line>> A close score that late in the game against a team they were expected to rout = poor play. And yes, Taurasi's overall shooting was part of that. But as I mentioned the team was playing a little tight at that point and her shot "that mattered most" as stated above, was among the most crucial of the game. Point being she stepped up in a big moment as superstars do as the rest of the team was playing tight and was starting to press right before she hit the shot. For the 2002-3 season here is the pre-season poll. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/1/year/2003/seasontype/2[/URL] They only had one number one vote for first place (likely from a homer writer). They were expecting to be a "rebuilding" team after all the graduations that year and Taurasi carried them to the title. Not getting any love in the pre-season poll supports that. Here is the roster filled with the "great" players that you mention. [URL unfurl="true"]https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2002-03[/URL] Who other than Tarausi on this roster was a superstar? Short answer: None. They were all role players. And I didn't say they weren't talented. I said they were good not great, which is a fair an accurate statement. No better than the Iowa supporting cast which does not make two title games unless they are halfway decent regardless of how good Clark is. Your (likely inaccurate) prediction that only one other Iowa player will get a shot at the WNBA is merely speculative at this point. And I didn't go into WNBA, Olympics etc. because my understanding is we're talking GOAT college player here and that those achievements, while they enhance her argument about just plain GOAT, do not support the argument about GOAT college player. Therefore, I stick to Taurasi as my GOAT college player for the reasons I stated and supported above. [/QUOTE]

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