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[QUOTE="PvP, post: 5141703, member: 9955"]
This thread was undoubtedly meant to offer perspective about any comparisons being made between Sarah Strong and the great Maya Moore.  While obviously seriously intended, a video of highlights from, presumably, the entirety of Maya's freshman year is hardly a reasonable basis for comparison with a player whose entire college career is comprised of just 8 games.

In order to make a fairer comparison at the same point in their careers, I have compiled statistics from Maya's first 8 games and compared them with what Sarah has accomplished.  They are as follows:

Maya                                                     Sarah

Points scored               132                                                          130                   Essentially identical

Rebounds                      48                                                             61                   Significant

Assists                            24                                                             29                   A 20% difference

Steals                              12                                                            20                    Significant

Blocks                              15                                                           12                    A 20% difference

Turnovers                         13                                                           11                   Insignificant

Fouls                                 13                                                           11                   Insignificant

While I certainly concur that Maya is a giant in Husky history, in her professional achievements and her dedication to her values, I think this direct comparison of what their actual play for as many games as Sarah has had to achieve anything does not separate them meaningfully, and if any such separation is to be acknowledged, it would seem to favor Sarah, however slightly.

We can only give her a chance to make her mark in UCONN annals before we either enshrine her or demean her as I am sure we all can agree upon.
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