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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4011759, member: 9844"] I largely agree with this. Paige is a great PG or SG. Nika is a PG, and not nearly as effective when in the game as a SG with Paige at the point. When she is teamed with Nika the pair is substantially better with Paige off the ball. As CL82 points out we needed her outside shooting. When Paige had the ball in her hands the passing options for three pointers was limited. Evina, Christyn and Nika are ok three point shooters, nothing more than that. Considering what a high percentage Uconn as a team shoots on two's, and Paige's three point percentage, helping a-lot on Paige and giving up open threes to Evina, Christyn and Nika might be about the best most teams could do against Uconn. With Nika at the point she had at least one player (Paige) to pass to that the defense could not afford to leave open beyond the arc. In some ways Christyn and Evina don't compliment each other. They both can score in midrange, but neither is a lockdown three point shooter. In general I think effective lineups with Paige should have at least one other very good three point shooter. Out of four likely wings pairing Christyn or Evina with one of the incoming shooters, Azzi or Carolyn, and the other with the other shooter might be more effective than Christyn and Evina together, largely because Paige needs a dangerous three point threat to pass to in the drive and kickout game. [/QUOTE]