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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 2558999, member: 3535"] I think the title of your thread has it right. Each person has their own definitions. For me - I consider the core 4 "Big Game players." I use it as a "general" term that he or she is a "big game" player. When you've won as often as UCONN has and Core 4 has been so successful, I think most of the time they play/show up "big." As for South Carolina-- I do consider it a big game. I think it comes down to recruiting and the conferences. Teams in the Power Conferences get the most NCAA bids. The top teams such as teh best or 2nd best generally are in the running for the elite recruits. UCONN in general has to hold them down. All of them. Fro example with USC, if they were to have beaten UCONN at any time these last several years Dawn might be able to pitch to recruits 1.) Our conference is stronger, 2.) our conference gives you more exposure, 3) we'll remain an elite team if you come, 4.) you'll play always before a packed house, 5) I can beat UCONN and 6) I can develop USC into a "better-than-UCONN. And 7 is coming. Right now these elite recruits see 5 and 6 as undeniable plus for UCONN. ****Then number 7-- you are able without a doubt to play in a style that enhances your game. Dawn can't say that. We see what happens with Wilson. She gets swarmed. Wilson is doing exactly what she didn't want to do when she signed up - because her teams needs her to do it. As long as UCONN continues to show the elite recruits that they won't get swarmed thus allowing the kid to show off their talents while UCONN wins the elite recruits will probably keep coming. Start to lose vs the elite Power 5 Conference teams such as best team or 2nd best on the conference it will probably give the elite h/s a/a pause. Stewie committed right after UCONN throttled Duke I believe. Duke was Stewie's 2nd pick I think That game Stewie watched - UCONN vs Duke was a big game. [/QUOTE]

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