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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4150740, member: 3535"] It’s a cliché “They need to step up.” After every loss one can always say certain players need to step up. Jeff Waltz spelled it out when he said that now UCONN doesn’t have the perimeter shooting so he said that he can just pack in the defense and help against the UCONN post players. Waltz specifically mentioned no Paige or Azzi. This shooting issue is the same thing Geno said all of last year. Can’t ignore what they say, right? It was a problem all last year without Paige and right now it still is, so it's not going to magically change in a week or etc without your superstar. After DT left the team struggled a lot a real lot the next year and the following two after that still didn't make the FF either. A whole year and the 04-05 still only was a S16 team that got beat up pretty good. So now we are to expect a few weeks and everything be okay even though this shooting is the same recurring issue from last year that Geno harped on? We can't ignore what super coaches are saying. So until they get consistent outside shooting look for the post play to get bottled up vs the good teams (just as Waltz mentioned) in the near term for the foreseeable future. That’s why as I’ve said after the last 2 losses – [B]This team needs Azzi Fudd [/B]([B]as long as Azzi can get open[/B].). Need a player that can consistently open up the lane just by her presence. **Also more players allow Evina and CWill some rest so they won't have to play 40 even if they are struggling. Patience is key to see what they might evolve to become later in the year. As for now, expect some erratic play and wait for additional troops to join the fray. The addition of adding Azzi/Nika should also do wonders for 4th quarter issues (as long as they can shoot of course). [/QUOTE]

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