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Message: [QUOTE="Purduke, post: 3105074, member: 3568"] Not being able to play for Geno is a given, but I think I agree more with Geesworld's description of her being a phenomenal talent vs calling her a great player. I think the "make players better" is the key, both on the court and in the locker room. There was an interesting article written by the local A&M sports writer in Texas when Howard and Williams transferred, citing how many different things Blair had done last year to try to keep the team together. It was pretty harsh on Howard and Williams overall for "quitting" on a winning team that had the chance to be special this year, but even he cited how "suffocating" Carter could be on the court and how Blair tried to compensate with the team's other key players. One citation stands out to me. After TAMU beat DePaul in the NCAAs last year to get to the Notre Dame game, Blair gave the game ball to Howard after the win. She put up 18 pts and 19 rebs. Strong game, but Carter had put up 37 pts and hit the game winning three. Maybe no real big deal. Except the reporter indicated the it was the first time EVER that Blair had given a game ball to a player in his entire 30+ year coaching career. There were other things cited about trying to elevate Howard and Williams too in press conferences etc. When you consider that neither Howard nor Williams went someplace where they would be the prima donna or likely star, but both went somewhere they thought would provide a chance to win large (but also chose to leave a program that was offering the same thing, where they had been successful for 3 years already), I just get the impression Ms Carter is not the type of player that really values team success unless it comes off of her shooting wrist. So to me, phenomenal talent? That's a yes. Great player? Not the way I understand the term. [/QUOTE]

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