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Message: [QUOTE="psconn, post: 4202917, member: 293"] Chris Dailey's "play of the game" Nika's 4th quarter offensive rebound / Hustle play between the circles. All awareness and hustle. These are the play we didn't make vs. Villanova and it cost us. Nika absolutely set the tone for that run in the 4th. Her team sees her effort and it's contagious "I keep going back to Nika 'cause she ... maintained the pace we wanted the whole game". In the 4th she raised the pressure on Marquette's back-court to ferocious levels and it clearly impacted their offense. Best line of the interview: Deb Fiske: "...[Nika] was a gnat...it got to the point where the were just annoyed by her..." Chris Dailey interjects: "Well, so am I so they should just join the club." Look, I'm well aware of the gaps in Nika's game, but she brings something no one else on the team does. Her intensity contributed directly to at least three turnovers/steals in that 4th quarter run if memory serves. She rattled the crap out of #12. No one on the offensive side pushes the ball up-court like she does. Her teammate respect what she brings, CD and Geno love it, and I love watching it. When we're at full strength again, Nika will probably not start, but I think she will still contribute a bunch of minutes in the rotation even against the better teams. [/QUOTE]