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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2490187, member: 2117"] Like I said, I was putting stats from games against teams in the top 25 since that’s usually the best measure of opponent quality. That’s why Stanford was included while Oklahoma wasn’t. I value performances against stronger teams more than games against lesser teams that are close in margin. Typically the closer games are against better teams, but if not I usually believe it’s a reflection of UCONN not playing well rather than the opposing team proving they can hang with the Huskies. I didn’t see the Notre Dame-Marquette game so I cannot comment on it other than what I saw in box score. It didn’t appear that she had a great first 40 minutes, but she took over overtime. Marquette is also on the cusp of being a top 25 team and pushed Notre Dame and Tennessee to overtime. I agree, it probably shouldn’t have gone to overtime based on talent, but Marquette is no slouch. Kia is the more efficient shooter. I’m not questioning that and I’ve admitted that. A big part of that is due to the vast vast majority of her shots being uncontested jumpers and layups. To her credit, she’s hitting her shots and is more efficient. That’s probably her strongest argument for being on a team at this point. And in regards to focusing on one on one play, if you reread my post, I also stated, “Arike is much stronger shooter off the dribble and is a better midrange scorer.” In addition to those skills, she’s a better ball handler, better at getting to the line, better at taking the ball to the basket, she’s quicker, a stronger rebounder, has a faster release and finishes better with contact. Lots of things outside of one on one play. Also—passing wise, Arike is much improved and her assists and A/TO ratio is about the same as Kia’s this year. I don’t find the Chamberlain comparison at all relevant when looking at Arike. [/QUOTE]

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