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Message: [QUOTE="PacoSwede, post: 4780031, member: 120"] i'll take issue with the italicized last sentence above. i thoroughly agree with most of the rest -- though the thread title left me disinterested (geez, [I]off course[/I] paige can lead uconn to #12; we all know that). it took me awhile to open up this thread. what's between paige's ears is exceptional, but not what makes her the best, i submit. the real reason was something you noted later, when you wrote: [B]'If that was the sum of Paige’s talent, she would be a great player, but she also possesses that extremely rare, next level talent to play her best during the biggest games under the greatest pressure.'[/B] you buried the lede. THAT is why she is the best. It has nothing to do with the multiple talents which you rightly cited as hers, nor her knowledge of the game. these are possessed by other superior players. few have them all in their arsenal, and some have attributes paige lacks. however, none come near paige in the one crucial area -- doing what is needed when the game is on the line. she is clutch. not always, of course, but she's clutch more than anyone in the game. (well, actually, DT is in the same class and her record is longer, but that also is why i think D is [I][B]the[/B][/I] GOAT.) it couldn't happen without the rest of paige's talents, and it's a big factor in her leadership presence. am i all wet on this? [/QUOTE]