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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 5084972, member: 3535"] I don’t agree with the context. Too many people put players in boxes which you’re doing with Paige. Which is why I say so many underestimate her. I’ve mentioned twice Paige was extra-ordinary and all you want to focus on is pg, nor acknowledge that she was playing at times, pg. What I’ve asked or implied is that some of you stop putting Paige in a box. She brings the ball up the floor vs SoCal and runs the Offense at times and yet we can’t call her a part-time pg? Other times in that game Nika brings the ball up the floor then 40 feet from the basket she hands the ball off to Paige then runs 20 feet away while Paige starts the Offense and we can’t call her a part-time pg? When we were pressed by both Duke and SoCal, Paige was also assisting bringing the ball up between either KK or Nika – this is part of what a pg does. So why should we not give Paige the credit she deserves? To further this, you had mentioned a pg needs to score. So, if you aren’t; acknowledging that Paige was a pg, then are you suggesting Nika was a subpar pg? And you had previously mentioned about the need for 3pt shooting so Paige can get open and KK and Shade as you stated aren’t elite. Yet you saw with your own eyes UCONN made the FF and seconds away from the Finals. If UCONN has Azzi with Paige why do you think UCONN wouldn’t be awesome in this regard if for example KK or Chen took Nika’s spot? This past year Paige got open a ton, bit now with either Chen or KK she can't open very well or they (KK and Chen) make it difficult for Paige to get open? As far as your point about what I believe Paige is best at, I believe she is best playing basketball in all guard/wing phases. I’ve mentioned in the past she was a point-forward this past year. So, when you say I think Paige is best as a Wing, that doesn’t entirely define what I stated. She’s a point that played this past year combo Wing/Stretch 4 (ie."Point-Forward"). The thing is I value her overall basketball play more than you do. You have yet to even acknowledge Paige was extraordinary this past year. If you can’t acknowledge this, then how can you say you respect her game? Is she so one-dimensional in your eyes instead of acknowledging she is extra-ordinary? She proved ishe was extra-ordinary this past year, didn’t she? If she was so amazing this year and we have Azzi coming back, doesn't it stand to reason we will be awesome? The past guards got Paige the ball, but now all of a sudden they can't get the ball to either? [/QUOTE]

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