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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 3843713, member: 8636"] You You are right, context matters! IMO you are taking this comparison out of context. I guess you are trying, in a way, to muffle the "exuberance" of the BY after a huge victory led by an epic individual performance. Unfortunately fans (I've mentioned Larry Bird a few times) like to make comparisons. Looks like a history of Oregon Women's basketball. Did you leave out the part about Oregon, the huge state school with major support from Phil Knight and Nike and nationally ranked programs throughout the institution such as football and track and field. A women's program with the "hottest" new head coach, recently having moved over to the empire from Gonzaga. (how many times has Mark Few turned down the men's job). Did you leave out the part about Oregon being affiliated with arguably the strongest conference in America for WCBB? There are stories every year about teams and players that have helped build a program from next to nothing. I love these stories. In some ways they are more compelling than the great rivalry stories or dynasty stories. There's a great documentary on HBO called, "Women of Troy", in which we are reminded about the greatness of Cheryl Miller and the exploits of her USC teams. This comparison is totally apples and oranges. I would like to leave it at that. Let's admire and get excited and gush and make crazy comparisons whenever a great, iconic player appears. It's why the word fan is derived from the word fanatic. Last thing I'll say: Don't forget UConn has "Mt Rushmore level players" in its history. Two of them, basically 40 years old continue to garner awards and records, have just signed new WNBA contracts. Our new phenom is mentioned in the same breath as the best ever. Sabrina, great player, unfortunately not able to compete for an NC, accomplished team, great career. Excellent! This is different! Let us have fun! Reminds me of 1979-80, when Bird entered the league. My best friend wondered out loud if Larry could play with NBA stalwarts like Elvin Hayes (sorry, I'm from D.C./MD). It didn't take 5 games to see that he was something different. (Remember that's the year Magic's team beat Philly in the finals and Bird led Boston to the greatest turnaround in NBA history, a record that stood for about 25 years) [/QUOTE]

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