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Message: [QUOTE="Conndog, post: 4256236, member: 5939"] It is interesting to look at/compare having Paige in there vs Caroline. Both are coming back from injuries (Paige had much more serious one obviously) but she is not 100%, don't think she'll get back to her old form this year. Is she still a great player who can score? Yes, but it worried me to see her play, what's the word, tentatively? cautiously? against UCF. I was really dismayed to see the difficulty she had against their press. Suppose Caroline had the minutes that Paige received against UCF? Yes, she missed two layups/short shots, but she was only in there 4 minutes. If given Paige's minutes, how many points would she have scored ultimately? Caroline sometimes takes a bit to get going (isn't our whole team guilty of this as well? How often do we start out blazing in a game? But her height and willingness to get inside is an option that no other guard seems to offer including Paige. She can handle the ball and be useful against the press. She rebounds well and with her height can be just as effective a defender if not better. She too is recovering still from her injury/concussion, but she has tons of ability, and I worry that not playing her more will hurt the team during this tournament. I'm not saying Caroline is better than Paige, not at all- but with Paige not 100%, just playing a what-if scenario here [/QUOTE]