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I see what you mean. It’s def stipulation on my part based on MY experiences in different levels of basketball teams growing up.
On any team I’ve played on or coached, from high school to college, the players have been willing to retaliate for the star of the team UNLESS the teammates didn’t like said star.
Absolutely. Same.
Is it creeping in my mind that maybe she's a *censored* behind the scenes? It is.
I mean, no teammates from Iowa have said anything like that in 4 years.
No Fever players have said that yet.
But the lack of immediate backup at the several times she's been bodied...
I'm curious.
I think Aliyah Boston may still just be figuring things out herself. It's just her second year and she's been the closest one most of these times when Caitlin takes a hit. Hell, there was a play second game of the season where somebody got up in Boston's face and her reaction was basically "I don't understand why you're doing this." If she's not willing to get nose to nose with someone for herself, she's certainly not going to do it for someone else. I think the team is walking a fine line between letting her take her lumps and learn, and "when do we step in?" If I had to guess, things will change after the Carter hit on Saturday.