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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2894099, member: 250"] [URL="https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-s-Williams-bring-relentless-work-ethic-to-13342145.php"]UConn’s Williams brings relentless work ethic to basketball court[/URL] “She’s always been a confident player because she knows she’s put the work in,” Quattlebaum said. “She’s played against great competition, not just in our setting, but with the Olympic teams and AAU in the summer. She’s played against the best.” Williams, the consensus top player in the Class of 2018, is talented, driven and supremely confident — maybe, at times, a little too confident. In June, the 5-foot-11 guard guaranteed that UConn will capture its 12th national championship this season, though head coach Geno Auriemma seems willing to give her a mulligan for that bold prediction. “She’s supremely talented and supremely confident,” Auriemma said. “Like, really confident. Not like fake, pretend confidence.” Added Williams: “This is just my normal personality.” This is a good thing, 'cuz: "We’re probably going to start two kids that have never started a game, ever,” Auriemma said. “When was the last time that happened? We’re going to start one kid who’s never started any games — played any games. The kids coming off the bench have absolutely zero playing experience in any meaningful situations. When was the last time that happened? “It’s been a while. We’re in a situation that we haven’t been in. And it’s going to take time to shake it all out.” [/QUOTE]

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