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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4227375, member: 197"] [URL='https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2954029-we-went-through-hell-how-uconn-survived-an-unprecedented-season']Bleacher Report [/URL]article in another thread: [INDENT][I]"While Westbrook showed flashes of being a two-way combo wing with a sizable WNBA draft stock initially after Bueckers went down, the senior suddenly began playing with more apprehension and less confidence. She was still adjusting to her new role as the Huskies' sixth player, but something else was up. [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]In mid-to-late January, her former coach died. She had known this person since she was four years old and didn't know how to deal with their death. She tried to push it down and be there for her team, but she realized that she needed to let them be there for her. They would give her unprompted hugs and show her love without saying it. They would say, "We know you don't want to talk about it, but we're here for you even if you want to."[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]What allowed Westbrook to compartmentalize and reset? It was during a discussion with her position coach, Morgan Valley. Valley understood that Westbrook was grieving while trying to fulfill her responsibilities on the team, and she reminded her how she began the season. "You were playing like you had something to prove," Valley told her. [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Since that discussion, Westbrook goes into every game with that initiative in mind."[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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