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Geno has always been receptive to play bench players. On another thread the poster digger pointed that out as well. It's the posters that have wanted to see excessive bench play is the issue.I think that would be a great idea. With the last couple of years at the back of his mind, he might be more receptive to playing more players in case the injury bug strikes again. Having talented players get enough minutes so they can function as a UConn basketball player if called upon will be an asset. With the bench talent that we will have, having more players available with some good PT in the books will only ease his and our minds if disaster occurs again. I hope Geno sees it that way.
There is a reason why Geno has continued to have his teams perform as well as they have and continues to recruit as well as he has and it's because however he has used his philosophy; he gets recruits and he wins. An unpopular comment I'm going to make here is that "not everyone has to eat."
Our team is in Storrs CT out-recruiting and winning more than anyone else. If someone could point to maybe other than Paige in the ND game playing too many game minutes - and I emphasize maybe-- that recent past injuries were a result of too many game minutes, then please advise. There usually is silence after this question. If anyone can't provide examples, then the comment is just a dart being thrown due to personal preference. Bottomline is UCONN wins with it's current strategy despite being in a non P5 and in Storrs. Why change the strategy that has been so successful vs trying to throw a dart at the wall withotu clear examples to support?