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Message: [QUOTE="The CDR-Ret, post: 5096835, member: 10751"] I did not see Betts play last year, but I know that [B]another of the reasons UConn women have an edge in the fourth quarter[/B] (when games are usually won, but games can be lost in the first three quarters & UConn has not had that problem {losing in any of the 1st three quarters} since 1986) [B]is the intensity in the weight room spurred on by Hudy, and embraced by this "crop" of Huskies. [/B] It may be that we get glimpses of it in the off-season workouts, but that toughness translates nicely into fighting for rebounds (when the footwork from full speed practices gets them into position) and launching themselves after loose balls. Being able to out-sprint the defense for fast breaks [like Pheesa still does] with no need to dribble because the passing is perfect... In my biased view, Betts would be a back-up to Jana this year, as well as to AE last year, but she would have gotten more than 20 minutes as AE could also handle the PF position. My whole point here is that Kiah Stokes is a two-time WNBA champion because most of the WNBA coaches understand that the UConn women are well prepared for the WNBA due to the work ethic instilled and talents developed in the UConn system with Reno, CD, et. al.... Go Huskies!!! [/QUOTE]