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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2962117, member: 2117"] Jefferson>Bird when analyzing their UCONN careers IMO. Jefferson was a much better defensive player and has 4 titles to her name, Bird with just 2. She also consistently played great in the biggest games. It is overlooked on here but Bird played poorly against Notre Dame as a junior in the Final Four and they lost by 15 with the same lineup that ran the table the next year. Jefferson by comparison was always rock solid in big games and was magnificent against ND in the title game as a junior. Most feel deserved MOP over Stewart. I know it is one event, but it's a knock for Bird that Jefferson doesnt have. Also, the 2001 season overall is a knock on Sue when compared to Jefferson's 4 years. 2001 was underwhelming by UCONN standards (even when Shea/Svet were healthy) where as the 3 years with Jefferson at the helm were the peak of UCONN's dominance. I doubt Jefferson comes close to matching Bird's legacy as a pro, but in terms of UCONN career I think she clearly wins this battle. [/QUOTE]