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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5340772, member: 9844"] From what I recall, Arike was very positive about the expected addition of Paige, and I am not aware of significant problems with the front office, but Paige is clearly the far superior player that the team will be built around, and while both may have tried to make it work, it didn't at least from Arike's standpoint. Arike's production overall fell off a cliff. She is what she is, a high volume, mediocre efficiency, ball dominant, shot creator. She needs the ball in her hands. The best compliment at SG for Paige is more of a shooter that can do other things, than a ball dominant one on one scorer. They just don't compliment each other well even if both were trying to. I do think it is true that at least some players don't want to play with her, and some people wouldn't want to coach her either. Management will make their decision, but I think one of the worst crippling decisions they could make would be resigning Arike to anything even vaguely approaching a max contract. I know she has her supporters, but I think Arike's best use in the W would be as an offensive spark off the bench for a decent team, or as an expansion team's primary scorer, where she could be a big fish in a little pond. [/QUOTE]