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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 5285682, member: 7492"] Sometimes I wonder if what I have seen and heard from Geno over the past 20 years actually resonates with many on this forum who seem to not listen. Geno is absolutely committed to find the right combinations of players who contribute on defense, affect the game in more than just scoring and work in a half court offense which is paramount to NCAAT success. At the moment he has 6 core players we know will see the bulk of the time-Azzi, Sarah, Ash, KK, Jana, Serah. We know that Heckel will be the backup point guard to make 7. After that, Geno will see who earns time and can evolve the team in defense, offense and effect the games. He may tinker at times, but he will not be playing 12 people come critical games or NCAAT, regardless of what this forum feel his talent is. He does NOT do that. Go to the History Archive and look back on many of the stacked rosters and you will see this pattern. After the core 7, my guess is Blanca (given her pro experience), Morgan (given how Geno played her in multiple situations), Caroline (hopefully gaining back the skills and confidence before the injuries took their toll) will be given longer looks. Ice is sort of a known commodity and has significant competition for her spots this year. Ayanna is in even a much more tenuous position, depth ahead of her, injuries causing 2 years of missed games and practices, limited offensive game skills and a propensity to foul. Again, those are just the facts that she has to overcome. Can she? Of course, but time is not on her side. Allie, for everyone that loves her 3-point shooting, needs to accelerate the development of the other areas of her game to warrant any rotation consideration-she's not especially quick, not a great ball handler, hasn't really shown the defensive skills Morgan has an hasn't not shown a mid-range or driving ability that Ash has shown. I have not seen the full arsenal of her game to know if she can really contribute-she had to be ranked #7 in her class for a reason other than 3 pt shooting so I am hoping is shines through. Kelis and Gandy are freshman with significant talent in front of them that they will have to shine in practice and in the moments they do get. The Big East is going to 20 games this year so the opportunity to "tinker" will be available. What 10 players will make of the bulk of the playing time will be interesting to watch. But as [USER=6831]@Charliebball[/USER] noted, injuries do happen and this team has so much depth, regardless of who gets hurt, we have quality options-I am immediately knocking on wood to not jinx anyone. Geno has 12 titles, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, 2 FIBA World titles and he absolutely does not concern himself with how other teams are coached or how they deploy their personnel for him to emulate. He will tailor our schemes to best match up vs. those teams but he is not going to change what has worked for him for 40 years due to perceived talent on the team or how other teams utilize their rosters. He will stick with 8-10 core group on a regular basis with 7 being the aforementioned. Respectfully submitted. [/QUOTE]

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