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[QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4482657, member: 5798"]
I'm sure that I'm NOT alone in my admiration for players that play with a "chip" on the shoulder and display their raw emotions. I find that 100% more desirable than a player that's just out there and is invisible. Nika's emotion is infectious. It will spread to her teammates. I love it. It can only help. It can't hurt. It's not an act. That's who she is. :)

She reminds me of Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame). While I was never a fan of Diggins or Notre Dame, I always respected her passion, grit nd determination she displayed and the "no fear" attitude she played with. It served her and her team well. She was the heart and soul of those teams. I know there were others, but two players that never appeared to be intimidated by UConn was Diggins and Courtney Williams (USF), Williams has identified [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Taurasi']Diana Taurasi[/URL] as a player who “I look up to and who I compare my mentality to." I liked the passion that our own Diana Taurasi played as well. Nika's messgage to her teammates..........."it's ok to play with an edge and no fear. Who's with me?"
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