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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 2505815, member: 3535"] I don't think you should expect a lot of pushback yet. Still a lot of time left. I, for one, hate the – really, really hate the Rushmore mention. In my view it has nothing to do with basketball. Nothing. But with that said this thread mentioned Lou and I think she can be up in the rarefied elite range if the next two years she does "more." Which I think she is capable. Take a look at her frosh year – she got benched early playing only 4 minutes in the 1st half. DePaul was giving UCONN a bit of a hard time in the 2nd half. Take a look at the play-by-play and the box score in the 2nd half. Lou didn’t play much in the 2nd half either. But at over 8 minutes Geno pulled Chong for Lou (ddin't play 1 second in 2nd half until such time.) – a 7 pt game. About 20 seconds later DePaul cut it to 5. Stewart says in the postgame they needed the game to stabilize. I remember the game. Watch it. The team had one turnover in those 8+ minutes and they looked a bit shaky vs the press unless the ball was put in Lou’s hands. Lou scored 10 points, grabbed a rebound and had a steal in those 8+ minutes. Before those 8 minutes UCONN had 16 turnovers. Only 1 once they put Lou in. Anyone—watch that DePaul game last 8+ minutes when she comes in. It was a 5 point game. After Lou hits a 3 (her skip pass sort of set up her 3). She makes a skip pass to set up Nurse. She turned around the game. They also spoke around 7.30, minute-mark that she had an injury early her frosh year. She does things – plays in a way – that she just has “something” just the way we talk of special “instincts” skills Maya/DT / Bird have. Lou “has it.” She showed it. And her soph year . . . [URL]http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/120215.html#GAME.PLY[/URL] Her soph year—how many of us Husky fans predicted the year UCONN had? The team had no great big or great pg (or DT sg.). There was something about the team, they meshed perfectly. We didn’t see it coming. Last year was a “rebuilding” year supposedly. They lost 1 game in Ovt. Lou was 1st team a/a as a soph. That equals a lot of players on the potential list. If she does something elite vs a few teams that threaten UCONN – and loses just 1 game in 4 years and is NPOY, how is Sue Bird ahead of her in any type of ranking? SO would that make her 5th in your view? (For the record I have MoJeff ahead of Sue.). Would that warrant "[B]a real pushback"[/B] to put Lou at 4th if she did? I realize you have put Lobo there. But your point isn’t that Lobe was “better,” right? It’s just your personal decision that Lobo started it all among other factors. You make it sound like “you are shocked” Lou being mentioned. You wouldn't have a huge pushback if Lou accomplished what I said, would you? I’d just like to add one more thing about Lou. The poster bags27 and I have agreed since early on that Lou was soft. However our “difference” - really nothing important – bags seemed mildly frustrated (correct me if I’m wrong bags) that Lou was so soft – but for me I would giggle a bit. When I played – I felt it was harder for me to stop the great scorer that can shoot lights-out vs the super athlete. So in my bias - Lou’s rebounding didn’t mean as much to me. Our team had "bigs" that could outrebound "wings." But right now you don’t read bags as much mentioning her rebounding. He or she does, but not near as much imo. For me, I do appreciate good rebounders to an extent. I’m wondering if bags and I are starting to see Lou turn the corner-- AND MAYBE YOU TOO? Lately I’ve seen her physically snatch rebounds. I mean “snatch.” She seems to be “enjoying” inside play quite a bit more while before it seemed she was more “adverse” to even going inside. Her rebounding number have jumped up. ***NOW – if she adds physicality in which she can get the ball using her physicality and scoring in tough games.—GETS a NPOY and loses just 1 game in her career as a 3-time 1st team all-American. THAT IS WORTHY of being at least in the mention in which you shouldn’t be surprised (as it seems you are right now) that she be mentioned ahead of Lobo, is it?*** [/QUOTE]

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