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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 4506218, member: 1673"] I agree this has been one of the better Muhl threads, with both rational praise and “things to do better.” First, allow me to apologize for seldom liking even well deserving posts. I come on the BY for quick hits during my 24/7 caregiver gig and I often don’t take even the paltry amount of time to do that small task. The Muhl “controversy” mirrors some of the past, such as Nurse v Chong or Samuelson v Collier. In these cases one or both players will get glowing endorsements, which leads to reactive criticisms and sides take shape, going against the grain of what fandom ought to be. In Muhl’s case her intangibles were off the charts, which endeared herself to one set of fans, who in their glowing assessments irritated those who observed flaws in her tangibles. The gauntlet was cast down! I’ve acknowledged flaws with the tangibles as well, the most obvious being she hesitates to shoot, but this to large degree results from her training. Perhaps more than any other PG we ever landed, Muhl was purely trained as a point guard. Her decision making reflects this; her execution reflects this. This was evident from her Croatia videos and I remarked before they played their first games that we may have something like Rizzotti (Muhl) and Taurasi (Bueckers) coming on board. Unfortunately, this thread may prove to be an anomaly, as I see elsewhere reference to Muhl “intentional fouling” to be undeserving of awards. Ouch! It’s like she’s kicked someone’s dog. Sigh. It comes with the territory. For example, there’s a certain kid from Hopkins who will get an automatic thumbs down from a certain poster anytime her name is brought up out of context, sometimes even in context. I understand the impulse to caution against too much hero worship, I even endorse it. Nomadic hunter societies would criticize when a hunter brought home an impressive kill (“meat is too tough”, etc). Humility is the foundation that makes small band societies work. You will not find any arrogance on a UConn squad. Maybe that’s my point. These players do not need fans to keep them humble on these message boards with destructive criticisms; a beautiful aspect of the UConn way is how they do this on their own. Damn! I’ve been woefully neglect and need to get back to m6 caregiving gig. Sometimes I can’t help myself. [/QUOTE]

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