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Message: [QUOTE="MSGRET, post: 4362372, member: 8506"] I remember at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season almost everyone was talking about a down season. They lost the top 3 players on the team to the WNBA, they were also the first 3 picks in the draft. Many were saying that with those 3 leaving that it would end the Final Four streak. The press and pundits were all predicting that UConn would have 3 to 5 losses and that they couldn't overcome the loss of Stewie, MoJeff, and Tuck, some were even saying that UConn could have trouble winning the AAC. Geno may have done some of his best coaching ever with the assistance of CD, Shea, and Marisa, coming up with a plan to utilize an undersized team with no starting center and Seniors that had been playing major minutes the previous season. But they had a whole Summer to come up with a plan and they implemented it to perfection. They were so close to getting to the NC game and went 36 - 1. The coaches have more than enough time to come up with a plan to have this team play to their potential and have more Senior leadership then the 16-17 team. They have more experienced bigs then the 16-17 team had. Plus, they have something that the 16-17 didn't have and that is almost all of the current players have had to play 20+ games without Paige in the lineup, so they know what needs to be done. I believe that this team will come together very quickly and play their hearts out, they may not have a 36-1 season, they may not make the Final Four, [B]BUT[/B] they [B]WILL[/B] give it their all from the first official practice till their final game of the 22-23 season, not only for themselves, but for their fans, their school, and for [B]PAIGE[/B]. [/QUOTE]

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