The BY is going off the rails overanalyzing a simple situation 
I'll be sad, but still immensely proud of these players and how they handled such unprecedented adversity.
The optimist in me, however, thinks that if the health outlook is good, we could end up like the 2012 team (or maybe even like the 2004 team if karma aligns)
- We barely beat bottom-dweller Xavier, the sky is falling! NOT. We played with half-a-Lou (knee) and half-a-Carol (y'all know) and no Dorka (why is everyone forgetting?), which leaves Liyah, Aubs, and Nika as only 3 legit extended minute players. Even so, after about 7 minutes we had doubled up on Xavier (18-9) and were on pace to score 100. Then the subs came in... and Geno even played two of them at a time once or twice (Xavier only time he could afford that)... It wasn't pretty but we won comfortably (not by MOV, but the result was never in question).
- Geno is throwing the team under the bus, what horror! NOT. He was frustrated, but pointing out that we are in a bind, just play to your strengths, we don't need heroes, please listen and do what you do well - check out the part in the presser with "take this and put it there" and the one later on with "leave that for learning over the summer". He needed to push a hard button before the elimination games start - he always does that.
- None of our problems can be fixed, it is too late, we are doomed! NOT. As Nika pointed out, they haven't had full length practices in a few weeks, which are what gets them to the point (paraphrasing Geno) of being as good that "you can't do it wrong". Add in some rest/healing, some minutes from Azzi, plus the actual urgency and motivation, and we'll flip a switch (have seen it many times in the past).
I'll be sad, but still immensely proud of these players and how they handled such unprecedented adversity.The optimist in me, however, thinks that if the health outlook is good, we could end up like the 2012 team (or maybe even like the 2004 team if karma aligns)
