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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 5107224, member: 7171"] No one can replace Nika. She is unique. Incredibly special as a player and a person. She just provides so much energy and positive vibes. Mazda saw it! Now go buy one. And teams always look different. As Geno said, you can't dip your toe in the same river twice. Players come, they go. It happens way too fast. The 2024-2025 team will be outstanding, and may very well cut the nets down in April. It will forge its own identity and I think Paige will provide all the leadership they need. The experienced Chen as well, and Azzi in her own quiet way. I also think that the younger players like KK, Shade, Ice, Jana and Sarah are mature beyond their years and will be able to handle the intense pressure on the horizon quite well. I am really pumped for the upcoming season but will also feel a bit sad at the jump that Nika is not part of it, that she is elsewhere, and most of all, that she is injured. I am hoping that her rehab brings her to Storrs. That would make perfect sense, would it not? [/QUOTE]