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Message: [QUOTE="Surly1, post: 4146176, member: 11599"] The article fails to elaborate on one key element. Philippou references Paige shooting 31% from the 3-pt area. First, she hasn’t taken that many shots from the 3-pt area, but she creates spacing due to her ability to put the ball on the floor and hit from anywhere, particularly the 15-18 ft area. We know what we are going to receive from Williams, Westbrook and Nelson-Ododo. They’ll be stretches when we think they‘ve turned it around, only to have a setback. Consistency is not their forte. I’d like to suggest that UConn’s ceiling this season can be higher if Bueckers, Fudd & Ducharme become the primary offensive weapons. This does not mean replacing Westbrook or Williams, but the aforementioned three are better fits for the system that Geno wants to play. UConn has struggled offensively even when Paige is on the floor, because she hasn’t had the right players who can most benefit from her prodigious skills. We’ve seen glimpses of what Azzi and Caroline are capable of individually, but not the potential juggernaut when all 3 are on the floor together, with Paige running the show. A healthy group can run 9-10 deep giving UConn the flexibility to play big, run a guard oriented offense, play defensive minded, or feature outside shooting with plenty of back door cuts. I also think think the team can benefit at the end of the season by getting DeBerry some quality minutes in conference play. She is part of UConn’s future and from the very limited minutes, she shows hints of being a talented, finesse big. [/QUOTE]

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