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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5080390, member: 12088"] Absolutely right. I can think of a few exceptions to this, but not many and generally against teams who didn't matchup well with UConn's athletes. Azzi has yet to benefit from having a full season with a stable team that can hone its offense into a fine machine. This is what we want to see this year: the Paige & Azzi show! Now for the exceptions that prove the rule: [LIST] [*]In her freshman season, she dominated Tennessee and Marquette in dazzling second half performances. And in the tournament, once Paige had returned, she could count on Paige Evina and Christyn to keep defenses honest. [*]The games against NC State and Stanford were against top defenses and it was a little harder for Paige Evina Christyn to move those defenses off Azzi. Finally, in the 4th quarter and two overtime periods, they were able to take over. Against Stanford, the defense was even better and she was held in check... until those late free throws she sank to close them out. [*]In her sophomore year, she dominated NC State Texas Duke and Iowa before her injury, and in part this was because in addition to Nika and Aaliyah, she had Lou to perplex otherwise fine defenses. In the Iowa game, she outplayed Clark at a moment when they were the chief contenders for NPOY, early though it was. Once she returned from the knee injury -- too early, in my view -- teams feared her shot and she used this to open up things for the rest of the team. It wasn't until the second half of the Baylor game that she finally found her legs and effectively destroyed Baylor singlehandedly with a 17 pt third quarter (iirc). [/LIST] This could be our last shot at the Paige & Azzi show and I am as nervous (and happy) as a cat at the prospect. I really want to see what the two BFFs can do together given the chance. [/QUOTE]

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