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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4695345, member: 12088"] Are we talking hypothetical Paige and hypothetical Caitlin, or real Paige and real Caitlin? The one season they competed directly against each other, Paige was the clear choice for the NPOY. So, I think that means folks outside the Boneyard would disagree with you. But what about what Caitlin did since? Well, the next year she played even better, won a conference title, etc, and folded up early in the NCAA tournament. How do we compare Paige's second season to that? Well, she was injured for much of the year, but when she came back, clearly still hobbled, she carried her team to the NC game, including heroic games against NC St and Stanford. So, then, stats wise, Caitlin had a better season. But in terms of real accomplishments, I'm sure even Caitlin would say Paige's season turned out better. And neither of them would be satisfied with it. How about the third season? Paige couldn't play at all, and Caitlin had the best season of her career so far. If she'd had this season as a freshman, she might have won the NPOY over Paige. But she didn't. What's more, when she played against the sort of players Paige is used to playing against every week, in other words when she faced UConn, her team lost and her numbers suffered and, even worse, were rendered irrelevant by Nika, of all people. In other words, it was a great season for Caitlin and she deserved the NPOY for it. But there is still a Paige-question-mark hanging over it in my view. This coming season, we once again have a chance to compare real Caitlin to real Paige -- no more analogies and hypothetical guesses. I think if all goes well, this will be the most exciting year in WCBB in a while. I can hardly wait. As for Micheal Jordan, I am reminded of the Celtics' playoff strategy against the bulls early in his career. It was effectively, Let MJ score 50 and they'll be eliminated. When he matured, he got a lot better at making his team win. Caitlin's career has followed a similar arc. [/QUOTE]

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