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Message: [QUOTE="caramel, post: 2981887, member: 3889"] I think that people consistently forget, win or lose, the ball has to travel and go through a small opening consistently to win. Great defense keeps you in games, but you do not win unless you score, and 29% team shooting will usually not get you in the win column. These are young women trying their best game after game, and sometimes it just doesn't work out, even for those expected to be the best. If we look in the mirror, I am reasonably sure each of us have not been as consistent in our lives as Connecticut's women's basketball has been time and time again. Support for this team, whether win or lose, is not much different than support from our boss and friends, as we most likely do not accept criticism any differently than these girls do. Imagine, if you are thinking of spending four years at a school, and you have talent, and you read this board to see if there is support during your progress on the court for four years, and you read how you fail, are terrible, are too thin, cannot rebound, cannot shoot, cannot defend, are not strong enough, etcetera. Would you want to come to Connecticut? We as fans, are basically here to support out favorite team, not micro-manage and destroy the individuals that give what they have night after night. Let us remember, before we tear people apart, that future prospects may be taking it all in and using the negative feedback as a part of the reason for not coming here. [/QUOTE]