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Message: [QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 5206779, member: 35"] Great words from Shea on Dee. I believe the following is correct...amend it as necessary. Shea graduated from UConn in 2000. She had another year of eligibility due to her injuries. She remained on the team for the season of 2000-2001...still a very good player but was somewhat hampered by her injuries. I believe one reason she stayed was that she wanted to mentor Diana Taurasi for her frosh year....and she did exactly that...to a T...I would bet big bucks that Dee would acknowledge Shea's input to her own success that year and going forward. My recollection is that when Svetlana went down with a season ending injury Shea...already playing a nice complementary game...stepped up and began playing more like the real Shea...knowing that the team needed just that to maintain a shot at a ring. Her own season ending injury ...added to losing Svet...was a little much to overcome at the end....losing to ND with Dee's poor shooting in the final game. All healthy...a different outcome imo. Fantastic job at Vandy by Shea...hope they get in The Dance and make a nice run...knock off a couple of the teams that 'annoy' us. I don't see any way she succeeds Geno...Vandy is HER deal and will be for a long time. [/QUOTE]