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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2513484, member: 1131"] Another, more generous way to interpret the starters' reactions is that they might be thinking, "Have we found our reliable third guard? Maybe we won't be in such deep doo-doo if Crystal and Kia both get in foul trouble in a close game." If that's what they were thinking (even subconsciously), then I think it is an overreach based on just this evidence. But still, it is a positive sign (just as we have seen positive signs from Mikayla in other games, doing other things like getting steals). If the team can use the AAC schedule to really get both of these players comfortable (or only one, if the other clearly falters), then they can go into the NCAA tournament having at least one and possibly two guards off the bench who (while by no means equal to Crystal and Kia) can prevent a big dropoff in the level of play if they have to fill in for Crystal and Kia for significant minutes. [/QUOTE]