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Message: [QUOTE="plastic, post: 2856679, member: 6749"] Why is it that someone as great as Diana Tourasi is considered better than Cynthia Cooper who won 4 straight WNBA titles before retiring and has a higher regular season and playoff scoring average, better assist average, two regular season MVPs and four straight finals MVPs. Taurasi has a longer WNBA career but in 14 years hasn't achieved as many championships as Cooper won in her first four years. Cooper entered the WNBA at the age of 34 after leading the overseas league in scoring in 8 out of 11 years. Cooper entered the WNBA as the oldest player in the league and yet still totally dominated. If Cooper had entered the WNBA at the age when Taurasi entered, her numbers most likely would have made Taurasi's numbers look like chopped liver. I am strong UCONN fan but I value more a player who's specialty is winning championships. Taurasi's impact on winning championships does not remotely compare to Cooper despite having great players around you. If you have the so called GOAT along with great players, you should win more than 3 out of 14. In my book winning counts more. She compares favorably against any other player but compared to Cooper she does not stack up. If you believe Taurasi is better, please tell me one thing that she could do for her team that Cooper did not produce for her team. [/QUOTE]