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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 5108130, member: 3535"] agree they are very close. However the reasons they cite in regard to Paige imo shows a combination of some not understanding basketball in combo with I believe at least one of the 3 hates UCONN to their core. I don't make this comment imo lightly. Instead I believe one of them wrote an article that it was a shame a few years ago Stanford lost to UCONN and that Stanford picked the worst time to have their worst game of the season. Nothing was said or it was minimized of UCONN's play impacting Stanford. It seemed the writer was rooting for Stanford. And I believe at least one of them went after Geno pretty hard when Olympic players, former UCONN players, were selected when Geno wasn't even the coach. I wish I could remember other specifics but there was more. I view these type of things as being somewhat a UCONN hater though not literal. And further I believe at least one of them is more suited for h/s analysis in which I rarely had agreed with other things they would say which made me stop reading them. In regard to best player, I believe (I could be wrong) that the review for top award also includes post season. So whoever leads their team farther in Tourney, unless one players goes almost as far but is off the charts with specific data, the team that wins, the player will get the award. . So, as you have done with Juju I'll counter with Paige. The NCAA imo doesn't put emphasis on who is the better one-on-one player. And top scorers aren't automatic winners of POY. When you are matched 1 vs 2 vs 3 etc. if 2 players are close, then it comes down to who wins. And imo much to the chagrin of UCONN haters and even some UCONN fans that bend over backwards to downplay UCONN (no way I'm suggesting you.), winning is most important. So, it will come down to who you think will have the most success in the NCAA's if they are close leading into to the Tourney, along with imo Paige has the stronger team, Therefore she'll have :stuffed stats" across the board. If they win, those stats will be just as highlighted as the total points stat. SO, I expect UCONN to be a little better than SoCal which I then have to be believe Paige was key as to why UCONN went farther, And your point about growth, I'd say even. In part many seniors experience their game taking a big leap throughout the season. And relating to this, Paige hasn't had a full season in which she has worked on her game and strength all summer and played through an entire year since her senior year on h/s to her freshman year. This past year didn’t count because she had to take the summer "easy." As a result, we should see a jump in Paige. Because it loops back to as I've said above is that her team will be stronger too this making things easier for her. to perform. . [/QUOTE]

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