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Message: [QUOTE="PacoSwede, post: 4293162, member: 120"] two players come to my mind ... not 'favorites' (there are too many possibilities) but kids i find particularly admirable. starters, but not stars. background players. but both really 'stepped up' when it most counted: rita williams, maria conlan. i remember rita, a really nice guard, taking over when nykesha went down with an achilles injury-- ending her brilliant career. rita was a good player, but for her to so effectively lead the team after that devastating loss was incredible. and maria, oft maligned by some 'insightful' fans, just did what was needed, swish open 3s at critical points, actually successfully get a rare 2 in the lane, and somehow make a defensive stop despite being 'slow' (and short) ... all the while being D's sidekick guard, always playing in her huge shadow. [/QUOTE]