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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5002158, member: 13453"] I agree with BoneDog’s assessment on Morgan above. I would amplify that Morgan is a mini-mini-Paige — can play 1-4, with lesser level of the traits such as craftiness, handles, shooting and playmaking that make Paige Paige. On Paige as the point guard. This is a redux of the point guard debate: [LIST] [*]Geno likes “looking-for-her-shot Paige”. This Paige version is usually off-ball. When Paige is the point guard, the younger players tend to Paige-watch. [*]Paige is already at the WNBA-level for 1-3. Where she plays in the WNBA primarily depends on the WNBA team that drafts her. Her play on UConn’s team depends on what is needed from her per possession, without any regard for the WNBA. [*]There are strategic times when Paige will have to play point guard, but this in crucial competitive (big-lineup/shooting-lineup)-situations-with-Azzi where separation is needed. [*]There are also times when Paige plays point guard to allow Kaitlyn and KK the chance to hone their off-ball skills for the next level. [/LIST] Small nit on the running game as the point of emphasis: [LIST] [*]There are UConn teams like the [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/women/2002.html']2001-02[/URL] super team that practiced controlled aggression. A priori, they would dominate other teams, so they managed possessions with an eye toward the postseason. [*]There are UConn teams like [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/women/2024.html']2023-24[/URL], post Aubrey injury, who have to strategically unleash its running game in spurts because it can quickly tire out its (5)+2 roster. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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