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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4412926, member: 12088"] [USER=1673]@diggerfoot[/USER] I think you give me more credit for cogency or consistency than I deserve. I mainly like to think out loud, and often end up in roundabouts and contradictions. One thing I'll say about Azzi's assist numbers is that I wouldn't expect her to get a lot of them stationed on the wing waiting to drop a dagger on opponents. Put her on the ball and I think those numbers will shift. I like Nika... a lot. I think if she ends up playing 25+ mins/g this year it will be a very good sign for us. I suspect it will mean she's upgraded her offense and reduced her fouling. Though there may be a limit on how much she can reduce the fouling and still be a defensive terror. In my heart, though, where all the sad thoughts live, I suspect she'll probably average more like 20 mins. One thing I learned from [USER=5823]@CocoHusky[/USER] is the value of looking at Nika's free throw numbers. These really tell the story -- not just that she doesn't make many of them (only 22% last season) but more importantly that she doesn't go to the free throw line much. This means defenders don't think she's enough of a scoring threat to bother risking fouling her when she slashes through the lane. That seems like a picture of futility. [/QUOTE]