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[QUOTE="MoJeff FAN, post: 2928963, member: 9353"]
I have rarely questioned Coach Auriemma- not his in-game strategy, his methods, recruiting... nothing.  That's because he is THE greatest coach ever in WCBB, bar none.  And who the heck am I?  I may not understand every move he makes, but he knows his team, his players, and his opponents far better than I ever will, or anyone else, better than anyone.

[B]HOWEVER... [/B]Having praised Caesar (not to bury, just to jab), I don't understand why he played his starters for all but 11 minutes of the St.John's game.  It wasn't ND or Baylor.  Yikes, it was [SIZE=1]St.John's.[/SIZE]
For all intents and purposes an absolutely meaningless game.  A loss might have even served as sanguine motivation moving forward.  It's a long season, and as great as Lou and Phee are, they're virtual stringbeans who will need game rest to continue to perform at their AA best.

I know Coach has shown a predilection for exclusively playing a limited core group (with great success), but in terms of importance this game was little more than an exhibition/scrimmage.  Resting starters, if for only 7,8 minutes, would seem advisable.

Nobody is perfect. Not even Coach.  But there is no one better, so I'll defer.
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