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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5038010, member: 13453"] Agree. Just one addendum: I think Geno has gotten comfortable with [B]deep rosters[/B] filled with HS recruits, topping-off from the portal as needed. It gives him more flexibility and is needed to compete with more and different super teams each year. Regarding the [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2022-04-03-20-south-carolina_w.html']2021-2022[/URL] National Championship game: [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/paige-bueckers-1/gamelog/2022']Paige[/URL] hasn’t regained her NPOY self; [*]Azzi had the stomach flu; [*]Dorka became unavailable at the start of the tournament during COVID season when Shea had to self-isolate; [*]Liv reaggravated her groin injury; [*]South Carolina had a relatively mishap-free tournament unlike [URL='https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn/article/UConn-women-s-basketball-freshman-Azzi-Fudd-17055093.php']UConn[/URL]; [*][URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/destanni-henderson-1/gamelog/2022']Henderson[/URL] had a fluky spectacular game — a known Achilles heel of Geno’s teams; [*]I still think UConn would have prevailed had the team been fully intact for the entire year. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]