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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 2357212, member: 5823"] Has anyone ever "credibly" accused Candace of not being a team player? [I]"It was really difficult," Parker said. "The one thing that allowed me to grow mentally was believing in myself. If it didn't happen, it wasn't going to be due to lack of effort." "That attitude came in handy for Parker when Auriemma decided after the Games began to replace her in the starting lineup with Maya Moore. Moore is one of six of players on Team USA who played for Auriemma in college. He could not have had more of a Connecticut influence on the roster without adding an insurance agent to the staff. If the decision frustrated Parker, she took it out on her opponents. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to start," said Parker, who averaged 10.5 points over eight Olympic games. "It's definitely a different mindset. But I just tried to provide as much energy as possible when I came in." Parker's response typified the maturity she and her teammates showed throughout an Olympics in which Team USA often was taken for granted."[/I] [URL="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-11/sports/ct-spt-0812-olympics-haugh-womens-basketball--20120812_1_lailaa-u-s-women-candace-parker"]Candace Parker overcomes, including getting past her coach[/URL] [/QUOTE]