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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2561759, member: 5798"] On Geno's show, he has said more once that [B]he gets tired of telling players the same thing over and over, [/B]especially the freshmen. In the 2nd quarter while UConn was playing man to man, Megan lost her man, and left her wide open for a pass in the key that was converted for an easy uncontested layup. I believe THAT was the play that sent her to the bench for the day. There comes a time when he keeps them on the bench until they figure it out. Megan probably thought about that play the rest of the day. The great [B]John Wooden[/B] once said "[I]The bench is an excellent teacher [/I]". Megan will figure it out. She's having growing pains right now, and it's tough to watch her go through it. She'll get through it. The older players all went through it, and are no doubt encouraging her daily to hang in there. One day soon, the light will come on. Remember [U]all[/U] of the freshmen are still trying to figure things out. They're [U]all[/U] getting minimal playing time, and they're all making the same kinds of mistakes and errors in judgment. [B] This time last year Crystal was still figuring things out, and had played a lot more minutes up to this point than Megan has.[/B] Also remember how little Crystal played against Mississippi State. She still had not gotten it at that point. Geno did not trust her yet in that setting. Crystal's line from that game - 17 mins, 1 point, 2 rebs, 1 ast, [B]2 turn overs.[/B] Butler - 6 mins, [B]2 turn overs[/B], zeros across the rest of the board. Dangerfield and Butler were the only reserves Geno used in that game. [/QUOTE]

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