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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4431045, member: 5798"] [B]Longtime, I respectfully disagree. [/B]There are a lot of things I count on that come to fruition every day. I count on the sun coming up on the eastern horizon every morning. I count on my car starting every time I get in and turn the key. I count on Gas and food prices going up every week (been to the store lately?) I'm being factious here, but there are things we can and do count on everyday that happen. I ALWAYS counted on getting my paycheck on payday when I was working.....and I did, every time. The context you're referring to is a bit different. I understand that, but where do you draw the line? If that was the case, why make plans at all? THIS year we know Paige and Ice are not going to be available. They will next year, so you have to go into the season assuming they will be healthy and available ALL year. We also have 4 dynamic freshmen coming in that will come in and learn the system and become productive at some point during the season. [B]Those who fail to plan.......plan to fail.[/B] This is Geno's 38th year on the bench. He knows what he's doing and what he needs to do to achieve his desired goal. NO ONE can predict injuries, nor should they. It's like playing the stock market...............sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. Scared money should NEVER bet. If you're afraid of losing money in the stock market, keep it in the bank. Sometimes life gives you lemons, but most of the time it doesn't, and things happen as you plan for them to. If it's not your year, it's not your year!! When it is your year, everything will fall into place, the stars will be in alignment, none of your star players will go down, and the basketball Gods will bless your program with a wink and a nod. ;) If you're a coach, you must assume ALL of your players will be healthy and available all year. Chicken Little would not have been a good coach. Too pessimistic. Your plan, any plan includes every player on your roster, but you also have a plan B, and in some cases, and plan C. [B]UConn has had seasons where they did not have any injuries to any player that was season ending or that kept one out for a significant amount of time. [/B] If I'm Geno, I'm planning on having ALL of my players available and ready to play the entire season next year. If 1-2 go down, then you make adjustments and keep going. You can't coach scared. Pedal to the metal and let the chips fall where they may!! The ultimate goal EVERY YEAR for this program is the win the national championship. Not to come in as the runner-up or conference champion, or to finish over .500 in the win column. I like the [B]Jim Fassel[/B] style of coaching..................[B][I]"This is a poker game, I'm shoving ALL of my chips to the middle of the table."[/I][/B] I like that!!! [MEDIA=youtube]4ab2pnlWkd4[/MEDIA] We're going to win the national championship either this year or next, because we'll have the players (talent) and experience to do so. f we fall short, so be it. But that's our focus and our goal!! I'm counting on ALL 14 to be healthy and ready to play the entire season. More players will have to go down this year before I change my outlook on this team and it's potential. That's my take. I'm all in!!! :D [/QUOTE]

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