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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4393214, member: 5798"] Hi Don, that’s true, but you’ve got to start somewhere, so why not start at the top? The guard you’re referring to is [URL='https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=destanni+Henderson&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8']Destanni Henderson[/URL], who graduated and moved on to the professional level with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She waited until the final game of her college career to have a “swan song” breakout game of 26 points. You're right. Henderson's play broke UConn's back. :confused: They were the only team to beat UConn in March, so pardon me if I focus in on them. We'll see them at the XL Center on Sunday February 5 for a dress rehearsal to feel each other out. In my opinion, that is the biggest game on our schedule. The Gamecocks are the number one ranked team in preseason polls. Aliyah Boston is coming back for her senior year, and has indicated her team plans on repeating as national champions. Head coach Dawn Staley has echoed those sentiments as well. THEY were the team that kept us from winning number 12. If we can't beat them, no other team matters. They are still the elephant in the room. When they meet again in the tournament, Geno had better have a game plan to beat them that will work. [B]All [/B]of the other top 10 teams have “serious” plans/aspirations of winning the NC, not just UConn. Those plans must include a game plan to beat SC, because, barring injury, the Gamecocks are going to be there the final weekend to defend and extend their reign as national champions. Last year, SC lost 2 games (Missouri in a preseason tournament and Kentucky in the ACC tournament final) all year. I seriously doubt they lose more than 2 games this season. We’ll see. My money is on SC and UConn making the final four this year. Once again I’m doing my [B]Jim Fassel[/B] impersonation: [MEDIA=youtube]4ab2pnlWkd4[/MEDIA] [I]"This is a poker game. I'm raising the stakes right now. I'm shoving all my chips to the middle of the table. I'm raising the ante."[/I] UConn will make the final four. Anybody wants in, get in. Anybody wants out, get out. This team is going to the final four!!! Don, I'm on a roll. I steadfastly predicted that UConn would bring another player (Bentancourt) right up until the day before it was announced. I also predicted the Aces in 4. I recognize there will be other teams that UConn will have to beat to punch their ticket for an invitation to that final weekend of play in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament']Dallas Texas[/URL] on March 31 and April 2. [B]I'm not predicting who will win the NC,[/B] just that UConn will be one of the four teams invited to Dallas. [/QUOTE]

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