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Message: [QUOTE="Longtime fan, post: 4110332, member: 7093"] Thanks for the optimism. We are going to need it. 1. Paige cannot do it alone. She either wore down or is not feeling right. She made "tired" turnovers, the kind she never makes. 2. SC guards are great , both on offense and defense. 3. Evina did disappear after a strong start. And by " re-appearing "in the fourth period, do you mean because she scored our three points? We need a high energy person to keep her fresh. She disappeared. 4. Olivia played one of her best games. But she is limited without a reliable outside shot. Not much we can do about that. 5. Edwards seemed to get bounced around by SC inside, as well. And she has only lay-ups to her offense. UCONN needs much more from her. Is it there ? 6. Dorka may be twice "all big10," but that doesn't amount to much. She is fighting, I'll give her that. But her game seems limited. She is no answer for anyone of the bigs at SC. Her outside shot is not existent and she doesn't have great hands. 7. I wonder why Geno stayed away from Azzi? Did she screw up in her early minutes? With the speed and athleticism of SC's guards, it was not clear if she could ever break free for a shot, either. But we needed someone who could put the ball in the basket. And the entire fourth quarter, no one could. 8. Nice to see Mir and Muhl on the court. But neither is a threat. And Geno stayed with them for about 2-3 minutes. 9. We have no chance against this SC team unless there is enormous change and development. And that will be hard to do against the non-competitive Big East teams. We will always look better than we are. 10. So from whence can the improvement come? - Azzi Fudd of course - I really don't think Paige can be at her best without rest. So if she can play with 100% energy we'll be better. - We had 3 offensive rebounds and SC had 18? What is going to change that? It seems unlikely it can come from our starting 5. - Maybe Aubrey can add something. But, if she still can't shoot the ball (other than lay-ups) she will only help in the Big East. - I gather that DeBerry is lost? When we hear only, " that she has had trouble adjusting," one has to think we are not going to see her - So maybe Piath Gabriel needs to be forced into the Big East games, so she can become a force. She is the only player with size and strength to match up to pretty much anybody. What are the chances of that happening?( I know. Zero). - I failed to mention Caroline Descharmes. she didn't get off the bench. I know it is early. But maybe she will develop into one of those players who can relieve Paige and or Evina, without the team losing a step. This is a real likelihood. The Big east can be her training ground. Unless Geno and his team find some miracle solutions, we ain't winning the championship this year. Not even close. Don't forget, USF gave us fits. And fort Hays scored nearly 50. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. [/QUOTE]

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