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Message: [QUOTE="BostonCanuck, post: 2195645, member: 6931"] I agree with all of this, but would add that it was probably quite a gut punch for Nurse as well. As an upperclassman, and a member of the Canadian National team, I was looking to Nurse as one with the experience and wherewithal to recognize and counteract the tactics so successfully deployed by the MSU guards. As it was, only Gabby performed up to her usual level that night. I look at this loss as very similar to the Wimbledon tennis men's singles final of 1975 between Arthur Ashe and Jimmy Connors. You had an extreme underdog who came in with a brilliantly thought-out game plan, and who executed that strategy completely without fear and almost to perfection. And then you had a whole lot of uncharacteristic non-performance on the other side. Let's face it, that's the beauty of sports, it's why we watch. The thrill of victory can only be fully appreciated after experiencing the agony of defeat. [/QUOTE]