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Message: [QUOTE="BlueSkyGLW, post: 4484508, member: 11281"] Is it wrong to root for what players wish to become based on who and what they are? And root for them each step they take in the progression of becoming? Example: Breanna as a freshman? You could see what she could become when developed by these coaches and I, for one, did root at two time tracks....1) what she was and her mistake filled most of freshman season, the effort she put in and 2) what one could plainly see she would become as she learned,,,,,,,,which history has recorded, began to come to pass by the end of her freshman year. You do not want to root for players to be stuck in place of their skill set as they are at any given slice of time, surely not! They came to UConn to develop, grow and become the best they could be. And one of the best parts of rooting for them is seeing them becoming the best player they can be as the years go by......the process itself is fascinating to see for different players. You don't really want, say, Nika and Aubrey to stop practicing those outside shots they have themselves acknowledged they need to improve, rather you want to see them succeed in the goals they have set. Often, these players have given voice to what kind of player they want to become.....rooting for their success is, I must say, an absolute must if you want the best of the player. They all wish for their growths to never stop, why should we not want to root for them at each step they take in that endeavor??? [ ] [/QUOTE]

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