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Message: [QUOTE="Rooster C., post: 4068838, member: 10168"] A few observations. Teams often take on the personality of their coaches, hence the physical play of Vegas and the blaming of his players for not being mentally tough enough afterward. Vegas had to know they needed to stop either Taurasi or Griner. They did stop Taurasi for most of the game but great players rise to the occasion. Griner, who has been inconsistent throughout most of her career was consistently an unstoppable force throughout these playoffs. Guard play had a lot to do with which team won in the end for the playoffs. Connecticut should have addressed their lack of solid guard play during the off-season as that's what hurt them in last year's playoffs. They didn't and it came back to bite them. Vegas has a solid group although somewhat inconsistent in their performance. Williams is the proverbial streaky hot/cold shooter. She needed to shoot more in that last game to get going as Taurasi did. Finally, there is a reason why Taurasi and Parker are such great players even when they're not having the greatest of games for three quarters. They have that innate ability to "will their teams to victory" even when the other team may have more talent overall. [/QUOTE]