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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4003297, member: 3535"] At this stage, I don't believe she will only get 15 minutes but I don't believe that for a team that strives to reach it's peak should deliberately limit themselves to "scoring points is secondary." IMO the same can be said about Defense. A player that gives you nothing defensively is not what should be strived for either. They should strive for both. Maybe UCONN can get away with it- but it shouldn't be strived for. To further the issue regarding Liv, her blocked shots and intimidation were useless against the only 2 teams that beat UCONN last year - the small teams that don't live much on the inside. On the flip side if Edwards and Dorka show they can hit their free throws while Liv shows little offensive improvement- the more minutes to Dorka and Edwards may be enough to still beat the big teams while also they would have an impact vs the small teams. IMO for a team that wants to strive to continually improve then you can't just rely on "Paige and Azzi" (i.e the perimeter game only) to keep bailing out a sub-par inside game. Heck, even the Senior POY Sue Bird and the super-soph DT in 01-02 bricked every single 3 they took in championship game vs Oklahoma. They needed Cash, Jones and Tamika. Paige and Azzi (and the perimeter players need help. I have no doubt Edwards is capable. But it would be nice to also have a 2nd inside alternative.) shouldn't be forced upon to do it alone. If the more experienced DT and Bird can have a "brick game" then so can Paige and Azzi. Other weapons (Dorka and Edwards) on the inside potentially can make this team much stronger. [/QUOTE]

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