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Message: [QUOTE="veryolddog, post: 4144543, member: 129"] Every year, we hear the same story that this "X" recruit is coming in or multiple "X" recruits will posture the team to run the board and capture the National Championship. Like one poster said, injuries, recovery, etc. and we become competitive but not enough to secure that Championship. Paige is a one of a kind player but she alone cannot win a championship all by herself. Her absence has shown, clearly, that there are other players who can emerge to play on a well rounded team. And that there are other players who go to sleep and cannot lead. Not to say that these players do not have their moments but consistency is worth more to this. Ducharme plays with heart. A desire to just plain win. I am not sure that Geno saw her as a star but more as a person with heart who comes to play in every game and results have shown plays very well. Dorka is another one like that. Do you see her face after she scores. Paige being a one of a kind and certainly tries to get everyone into the game. Her biggest criticism from Geno is to shoot more. And, late in the game, get the ball to Paige because the percentage is that she will make the shot. I think that we need 5 players who come to play, 5 players who have heart. And it should not matter whether they are 5 freshmen or freshmen and seniors who come to play whomever they are. What we want is consistency. [/QUOTE]