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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 3935165, member: 250"] Since Paige can no longer pursue a 4pete is that fact a factor in whether she leaves after 3? I admit to a certain paranoia about the question. For example I wandered over to ESPN this morning and saw this: "As good as Paige was this year -- and she carried our team through most of the season -- that's not how you win championships, with one player having to do everything," Auriemma said. "She needs to get a lot better. As good as you all think she is -- and she's really good -- if we're going to be here the next couple years with her at Connecticut, she needs to get a lot better. I don't mean just on the court either." Do you see it? Just bad math or a hard reality Geno already knows? NIL may come into play giving her $300-400k to play her senior year. However, if Congress doesn't take over hammering out NIL some say the NCAA will stall for years as they cram their pockets with cash deserved by the athletes. Yes, the bond with Azzi is strong and may influence her to stay. Whether we go Final Four and win next year may be a big, big factor. Anyway, I'm a little preoccupied with this question. It leads me to think of questions like can we recruit a near Paige next year? [/QUOTE]