Geno reiterates that Taurasi is the best. "If we traded her for any other kid in America ... we wouldn't be as good." Jeff Goldberg says the 'Nova loss may be the team's defining moment. It helped them shake off their exhaustion and their fragile emotional state. Here is the latest from famous reporter Amanda Alnutt.

Can Taurasi dunk? I know her arms and hands are freakishly big.... but her verticle is about 20 inches. Maybe she could do it on pure adrenaline.

Texas will focus on defense. Also in this article, Geno has some kind words for Coach Conradt. Conradt tells Voepel that the January 25 loss to K State was the season's turning point. Coach C also says: "I don't know if we can beat UConn, but we are going to be happy to measure ourselves against what is the standard right now in women's basketball."