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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4495027, member: 12088"] This may feel like a swerve, but it isn’t. I watched last year’s UConn-ND game today — yes, the one where Paige got injured. Anyway, it was a really good game, well played, well officiated, both teams played well for early December. But Paige was simply a cut above everyone else on the court. I mean Citron had a good game, as did Mabrey and Miles. Liv and Caroline and Aaliyah had better games. But Paige just dominated everything. When I think about NPOY evaluations, what I’m getting at is that we may have been spoiled by Paige. She’s a sublime talent, and those don’t come along all that often. It’s the steals, the passing, the clutch daggers — I’m particularly fond of her midrange jumpers which she can get going right or left. Fate and a bum knee stole her season that year (and this year), and as crestfallen as all of are about that, it shouldn’t color everything about the way we experience this season. Anyway, it may not be fair to hold this year’s candidates to a standard based on Paige’s level of play. Clark and Morrow (I’d add Siegrist) are having excellent seasons, and Brink and Boston may end up having great seasons too. And others may surprise us in February and March. They shouldn’t have to be Paige to be NPOYs. I’m thinking about [USER=11559]@The deacon[/USER] ’s reminder about Gustafson. Not every NPOY is as tremendous as Paige. But they can still be excellent and the best player of that year. [/QUOTE]

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