Yes, I remember... thanks!
I just question the 'carried' part. In the championship game, Taurasi scored 17 points and had 3 rebounds. Moore had 14 points and 9 rebounds, Turner had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Strother and Conlon added 14 and 7 points, respectively.
I couldn't find assist numbers for that game, so I'll grant DT likely was the team leader there, perhaps more than Conlon?
I understand and recall that Diana was the team leader on the court, but saying someone had 17 of the team's 70 points and three of its 27 rebounds 'carried' the team might be overstating, don't you think? Leading, perhaps, if that...
And I have no illusions that Iowa will make another Final Four run. It could happen, but either way that shouldn't weigh on what happened in 2023.
At this point, I'm more interested in the prospect of Paige raising the level of her game so the Huskies can get back to the Final Four. That would be truly exciting.