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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 4280142, member: 1131"] Did you read the post by [USER=11538]@TeamFirst![/USER] to which I was replying, or his subsequent posts in this thread? His argument (with which I agree as a factual matter) is not that Geno wouldn't take SC's players, but that they wouldn't choose to play for him rather than Dawn, because they feel a greater cultural affinity for Dawn based on their socio-economic backgrounds being more similar to hers than his. [USER=11538]@TeamFirst![/USER] 's further argument (with which I disagree) is that no team can succeed in winning NC's with any regularity unless its demographic composition is similar to that of Dawn's current team. I listed a number of really good to great WBB players from other demographic profiles -- profiles which might lead them to play for Geno or Tara or Kelly Graves rather than Dawn. A team full of such players would have an excellent chance to win one or multiple NC's -- especially if you take a completely unique player such as Aliyah Boston out of the picture. This is very difficult subject matter to discuss since it does border on racial or class stereotypes, but I think that both [USER=11538]@TeamFirst![/USER] and I are doing our very best to have an honest discussion without crossing that line. Please give us at least the benefit of presuming positive intent. [/QUOTE]