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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 5170440, member: 11664"] I appreciated how hard the team worked to make mid-range & inside shots. They also worked hard to draw fouls. Even Q attempted to make an inside shot near the end of the game while she was way off balance. But at least she was trying to draw a foul in the process. I don't think that folks are appreciative enough of the amount of aggressiveness shown regarding attacking the basket that the team is showing now. Since the team has been inconsistent shooting 3's, taking more mid-range & inside shots signals an improvement. Playing a tight press defense involves a lot of technicalities that end up getting reflected in the final score. There are mistakes happening that aren't being called and the games are more rough & tumble due to playing at high speed. Of course playing a tough defense creates some additional burdens for the offense. Folks are so concerned about winning #12 that they don't have the patience to see what it really takes to get there. It's a slow painful process. Whether they win #12 or not is secondary to learning how to play the game the best that they can while making as few errors as possible. Just have patience & appreciate whatever growth that they can accomplish as a team. The progress of each of the UConn players has been pretty good. They all have some swagger & soring 2 points is better than missing a 3 pointer. Azzi, Jana, KK and the rest seemed to be working really hard in this game. Missing 2 three point baskets from UConn's final score isn't a big deal considering how much more they all attacked the basket in this game. I'm admire the team more than I admire Meg Culmo trash talking about their effort. Plus Paige just made her way back onto the court. [/QUOTE]

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