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Message: [QUOTE="FanHam, post: 3804362, member: 7690"] Saw the UConn Undefeated, 2002 version yesterday. Very entertaining. Already knew Geno, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird had big personalities and sharp senses of humor, but Asjha Jones and Tamika Williams surprised me by being just as funny and charming as the others. Geno had a good line. He said Svetlana Abrosimova and Shea Ralph "wouldn't pass you the ketchup at dinner, let alone the ball." Sue Bird had one, too. When Geno whined about how hard they were to coach, she said "Then give me back your rings and your (Olympic) medals!". This team was a steamroller in 2002. Tamika said at one point "they were mean". They all reminisced about Asjha making Vanderbilt's star player, whose name escapes me, cry during an early season rout. Was surprised how vague everyone's memory was about the details of the season: opponent, winning scores, etc. They did all remember the Sweet Sixteen games through to the national championship. Somebody ought to print off a crib sheet for the last three shows. Swin, Asjha, Tamika and Sue, who were all freshmen in 1998, knew the underclassman Diana was the necessary addition they needed to win the national championship (and go undefeated) in the 2001-2002 season. They treated her as an equal. There were plenty of entertaining stories and surprising revelations. Tamika nearly brought me to tears with her remembrance of how they went to a bar after finally getting back to Storrs after the Final 4, had a drink, then instead of feeling euphoric, they collectively felt let down: it was over, they'd come, they'd seen and they'd conquered, and now they were going their separate ways, probably never to be teammates again, never to suffer together again, never to feel that joy again. Poignant. Don't miss it. [/QUOTE]

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