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Message: [QUOTE="Cuango, post: 4525054, member: 3834"] I’ve about had a bellyful of the “if you say anything but”, “Nika is a basketball goddess that should always start”, you are a hater! Once again, slowly, having an opinion about the relative skills and/or use of a player vs another player does not qualify as hate or dislike! It simply means one person disagrees with another person. I have followed this debate pretty closely and have never seen any instance of hate for Nika on this board. I have seen many posts wishing/hoping for her offense to improve (which it has) and others contending that she will revert to a backup when Paige, Azzi, and Caroline are fully healthy. None of those are hate! (Or dislike) To the contrary, I would guess every one of those posters is very glad she is a Husky and fully appreciates her value to this team! Disagreement/criticism does not equal hate, or dislike, or disrespect…! The material question is, are (healthy) Paige, Azzi, Lou (now)/Caroline (next year), Aubrey, and Aaliyah better than Nika, Azzi, Paige, Aubrey, and Aaliyah? I happen to think they are, though I will admit that Nika’s improved scoring (should she become a consistent 10-15 point scorer) could change that assessment. Finally, I suppose it’s possible I have missed some truly hateful post. If so, I’m happy to acknowledge that particular post’s issues. I’m pretty sure, however, that [B]any[/B] hate towards any player would be immediately deleted by the moderators. I love Nika! Imo, she is our clear MVP this season but I still don’t think she’s a better point guard than Paige and Paige’s play at the point imo, results in an overall upgrade in the starting five. I realize others may disagree. That’s fine, I don’t think you are a hater for disagreeing with me. Go Huskies! [/QUOTE]

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