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Message: [QUOTE="Sanka541, post: 4515658, member: 9511"] I know we are all devastated with Paige's injury and not seeing her play this year (prayers for her continued recovery for next year) BUT do we get these version of Nika and Lou if Paige is on the floor? I have seen a lot of people say how good we would be with Paige (and Azzi) out there and obviously it goes without saying I 100% agree, but I can't help but feel like maybe Nika and Lou wouldn't be playing at this level and doing the things they are if that were the case. I can't say as much on Lou as I don't know her well enough before this season but Nika certainly has made a huge, huge jump this season in every aspect of her game and I think she is the type of kid who understands the responsibility is on her shoulders and wholeheartedly takes that on and is living up to everything we need from her. She knows she can't get into foul trouble and have to sit, she knows she has to control the game, she knows the intensity is set by her etc No disrespect intended to Ines at all, she has done so well when she has played but Nika and Lou are basically our only guards right now (I don't count Aubrey as a guard) - to then have games like they did last night under that pressure is insane. [B]This is absolutely not a discussion about whether we would be better with Paige as that is just a futile debate, the answer is clearly yes. [/B] I am just wondering whether Lou and Nika would be playing like this if we didn't absolutely need them to in order to win? [/QUOTE]

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