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Message: [QUOTE="domerduck, post: 3322890, member: 10178"] I'd add Bird's quotes about what they learned, what they wanted from the games, and the difference between the Ducks and the other 3 college teams “Overall, the atmosphere was amazing,” said Sue Bird (Seattle Storm/Connecticut), USA co-captain and four-time Olympic gold medalist. “This is what we wanted on this college tour. It just goes to show that you’re never too old to learn some lessons. This time we had to learn it the hard way, but congratulations to Oregon for playing a great game. For us, hopefully we can learn some of these lessons and take it with us as we go to Argentina.” “I watch college basketball, so I’m not surprised by anything,” added Bird. “If anything on this college tour has been surprising, it’s the height. These teams are tall. So, that’s been surprising. Overall, we knew from the first three games that they’re going to come out, they’re going to throw the first punch, it’s going to get loud. I think the difference with Oregon was that they never quit. Some of the other teams, we eventually wore them down a little bit but not this team. Obviously for them that’s good news moving forward.” I think that perspective will help them in future games. Bird is a leader. [/QUOTE]