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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4401286, member: 11664"] IIRC Aubrey averaged 16 minutes per game each year that she was active. I'm sure that any UConn player would be happy to be awarded that amount of PT in any UConn game this year whether it's against a Big East or out of conference opponent. We'll know Aubrey's status compared to the freshmen when UConn plays the tougher out of conference games. There's bound to be some bumps in the road regarding PT and disappointments with some game results as the season progresses. It's better to be disappointed near the beginning then at the end. Geno will also be on a learning curve regarding how his new players react to the pressure of having a really tough game on the line. No one can predict if the tough games are going to end up with a win or a loss or who the heroes will be. All of the UConn players will always do their best because that' comes with the UConn uniform. If each player puts out 100% in practice and in games then it comes down to Geno making decisions about what he & the team needs to do to win. Maybe it will end up being better if UConn suffers some losses at the beginning of the season so the team will become smarter, more efficient & try harder. UConn won't be ranked #1 from the beginning to the end of the season anyway, but being in the top #10 should be good enough to get a decent seeding in the new NCAAT format. How far UConn goes will be based on an entire team effort and not just on how well any single player performs. IMO every UConn player is going to need to exceed expectations to win a NC. A NC is not going to fall into UConn's lap by wishful thinking, they will all need to prove that they deserve it. [/QUOTE]

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