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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4538340, member: 197"] As much as I loved the free flowing offense and high scores in years past, the close win last night is becoming much more important in these days of parity. Teams need to experience close games so that they can execute under pressure with little time left. Close games in the BE conference are also good for the league, as it shows that other teams can compete with UConn, and then might have a little more credibility (perceived) when it comes to tourney time. Teams from different leagues with the same record need to have good eye tests to get the at large bids and break the assumption that only certain leagues are competitive. A few observations - Aaliyah seemed to have more instinctive moments last night where she “just played” and good things happened. Perhaps she's still in a lil funk, but I saw more "wow" plays than in the last few games. Seeing Lou's first few shots miss and then seeing the next few shots go straight thru the net will go a long way for her confidence. In CD's first shift, she seemed gassed, however it's not atypical for your body to react to the exertion like that and then the next time, recovery is shorter. She'll get there. Would have liked to see Ayanna and Ines in there, however I'm not going to question the coaching staff as I have no insight into matchups or what the goals were both agains Creighton and with reintegrating CD back into the game. [/QUOTE]