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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 5358535, member: 37"] I was really concerned about this matchup with Reed not playing. The fact that we outplayed Michigan State at their strength, attacking the basket and rebounding, validates that we have a deep bench. And the depth is at every position. After watching these two games I'm hoping Hurley considers doing what Geno did last season. In all the years I've watched the women's team Geno has played primarily 7 and less frequently 8 players the majority of minutes. Eleven championships were won that way. Last season he utilized a lot more of his players. More importantly he put out several different lineups that were situational rather than formulaic. He started towards the end of December and by the end of February I knew there was not team in the country that would give UConn a matchup problem. In fact it was the opposite. By being flexible with who he played he put on the court five players that opposing teams could not counter. In 2023 Hurley used nine players primarily to wear down opponents. This season he has ten and maybe eleven players that are good to very good. Depending on how quickly the players develop Hurley could have the luxury of putting out multiple lineups the way Geno did last season and is doing this season. [/QUOTE]