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Message: [QUOTE="Tonyc, post: 5256609, member: 73"] Paige was a guard and a leader who drew alot of attention from defenses. This helped free up Azzi and Sarah. Most teams could not guard all three effectively (Paige Azzi and Sarah). Most teams were forced to come out and guard all three. This year it will be Azzi and Sarah and if there is another scorer who would demand attention that would take alot of pressure off Azzi and Sarah. Right now we dont know who that could be. With that point there is no team with a Azzi and Sarah. Blanca is very athletic, very quick, and just a terrific athlete. She will need to be coachable in learning UConns game. Im sure she will. It will take her time to adjust to UConn BB. There will be a learning process there. As of now we need another guard who can shoot and handle the point. Our defense fueled our offense. The Terror Twins (KK and Ash) are great defensively and defense is what got us where we are. That wont change next season with the nucleus of our defense still here. As new players come in they will learn from those who were here the past season or two when our defense was just great. Caroline Im hoping will be back next season. She has come along way and still has a way to go before she can give us 25 minutes every nite. She could be the third scorer. Any pollster who picks any preseason team ahead of UConn imo is silly. We still have a proven defense. They also proved that you dont need a big to win it all. This team won it all because they had scorers/shooters and a devastating defense that humbled most teams. Geno has been able to take the players he's had and mold them into a great team. A couple of years ago with all the injuries they made the FF only to loose on a questionable call imo. Then this season come back healthy to win it all. Next season we are in better shape then we were starting this season. The players we have this season have gotten healthy and have grown. Our team chemistry is solid. We will see what the off season brings. [/QUOTE]

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