03-13-2013, 07:36 PM
(03-13-2013, 01:32 PM)Griffin78 link Wrote:The team Tara was assembling included Toni. She, like Amber, can maneuver and drive to the basket or stop on a dime for a quick and deadly jump shot. The fact we have done so well without Toni (All Pac-12 last year), speaks to the other players developing and stepping up - but also to the coaching.
I really hope Toni can play in the NCAAs. 2 years ago - her freshman year, when she got hurt in the 2nd round of the NCAAs against St. Johns - I thought immediately that our chances to make the Final Four had gone down with her. We made it to the Final Four - but in the end, I think her injury was the difference in us not winning the National Championship. I have no doubt that we would have beaten Texas A&M. She would have been the difference maker.
Couldn't agree more about needing Toni in Indy vs. A&M. I was there and it was the most disappointing since the Cincy F4 vs. ODU in '97. Was there, too. We were the best both years.