Women's Hoops Blog

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Friday, April 03, 2009

It's not Stu this time, but Vahe Gregorian of the Post-Dispatch: Talent personified
"I tell her, 'Yo, Maya — you're the best player in the country, you're a straight A student, you sing, you play the drums, you juggle — but you forget to switch on screens? How's that possible?' " Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said in his office in February. "She laughs, the kids laugh.

"They think she's Superman, some sort of that, because there's probably nothing Maya can't do."
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"There have to be things she struggles with. If there weren't, there'd be no more things for her to accomplish."

Moreover, Auriemma believes Moore is so serious-minded that he feels obliged to tease her. "She's a perfectionist who screws up and does dumb stuff just enough that we can make fun of her," he said. "Because otherwise the kid wouldn't have any fun."