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Message: [QUOTE="PacoSwede, post: 4937439, member: 120"] tonyc reminded me of 2003 (?) when uconn had to adjust to losing tamika, sue, asjha and swin (what a class), replaced with a crew of really inexperienced players -- except for dt. specifically, it brought to mind the game vs. texas in the semifinal. that game really should have gone to texas. a victory for them seemed inevitable toward the game's end. texas had a fantastic team with legitimate stars who were playing great. uconn was hanging on, but texas clearly -- to me, at least -- had the upper hand. the 'experts' felt uconn had been playing over their heads all year. so, this was likely the end of the road for the upstart huskies. but they had D and a promising freshman class, and d didn't believe in losing. as the games was winding down there was a crucial charging call as one of the texas stars was going in for a lay-up. it easily could have been a two-shot foul against uconn, but the refs were kind. and one of the freshmen -- the least heralded, willnett crocket -- made a fantastic, hustle save of a ball bouncing out was bounds, giving uconn a key added possession. those plays particularly altered the momentum, and d had not had a direct hand in either of them. however, she was the heart of the team, the force behind it. she gave her teammates faith in themselves. uconn won that memorable, amazing game and went on to easily outplay the vols in the final. the parallel to paige is remarkable. maybe, despite the doubts, this year she could bring a similar result. [/QUOTE]

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