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Message: [QUOTE="Basingstoke, post: 5332259, member: 13809"] Well, we're almost at the end of this Wings season, and I'm not pleased to observe that they can only occasionally play something resembling functional basketball. Even with the Sparks, admittedly, devoting every player to primarily stopping Paige, how could she only get 8 shots in 31 minutes tonight? How could her teammates consistently brick easy shots generated from perfect passes from Paige? How could her teammates constantly ignore the fact that multiple Sparks players would jump entry passes to Paige and pick them off because they were too soft or too late? This all being said, Hines-Allen had an efficient stat line with 13 rebounds and 7 nice assists to go with 15 points (unfortunately, her shooting from the field was not so good). Aside from her judgement on when and from where to shoot the ball, she really has the capacity to be a contributor on a functional roster. And then there's Paige, who, once again, proved that you can be brilliant without shooting the ball 20 times or scoring 40 points. Her dedication to playing team ball in the face of a defense whose primary objective was to stop her was a template of how transformative she could be on a good team. While her 6 for 8 from the field consisted of primarily scoring on drives with breathtaking finishes, she had 7 assists (she should have had double that if her teammates didn't blow easy shots or pass up attempting very makeable shots) against one turnover (a pass that sailed past Maddie who was trotting by and never turned her head, and was intercepted while Berger never attempted to make a move to receive it). Rant over... One more game, and then it's in the hands of Kurt Miller. May he display good judgement and have good luck - for Paige's sake. [/QUOTE]

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