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Message: [QUOTE="The deacon, post: 4800901, member: 11559"] Perception and reality often are very different, especially on this board with those who love Nika for all they perceive she does that they perceive other Huskies can't. In these cases, and I know stats don't mean everything, and it's only six games, but with the seasoned veteran Nika having played 186 minutes and still wet-behind-the-ears KK playing 140 minutes, Nika has outrebounded KK, 26-14, and has 28 assists to 17 from KK. However, KK has committed just 7 TOs to 8 for Nika, so turnovers are [I]not[/I] an issue for the freshman, and she's committed just 13 fouls, to 16 for Nika, pretty much the same rate per minute of PT, so her propensity to foul is [I]not[/I] a problem either. Oh, two more things: 1) Browns, are you judging KK doesn't have the heart Nika does? If so, I might differ there. We'd better hope she does 'cause she's likely the point for UConn for years to come; 2) KK has 12 steals in her 140 minutes, Nika has all of 4 in her 186 minutes, well behind Paige, Aaliyah, Aubrey and KK (and only one more than Caroline, who's sadly spent most of the season so far on the bench. Nika is a valuable player, and she played a solid game vs. Kansas. However, KK is the more talented, quicker point guard, and the more PT time she gets, the better the Huskies will be. Nika playing 37 minutes just won't help UConn become the best it can be. [/QUOTE]