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Message: [QUOTE="veryolddog, post: 3208534, member: 129"] I pesonally do not know one recruit from the other. What interests me more is the recruits that Geno does actually land and become members of the Team. In watching the team, I do not see very many substitutions of the players on the team. He plays 5 to 6 players that he can count on to play his style of basketball at a very high level. This means that there are 5 or 6 players sitting on the bench that only play when the lead is so big that he feels comfortable that he can put them in the game. Then we have all heard his comments that the "bench" does not contribute enough to be worthy of his trust. So, what is wrong with this picture? 5 to 6 players are play enormous minutes during any given game. That will not fair well with Big East teams that may be more competitive. It also tells me that 5 to 6 players who sit on the bench generally all of the time do not meet the expectations of the "Man" and are not playing to the level of expectation. Why bother choosing these people in the first place. It seems like a crap shoot on who is going to excell or not. Without naming names, you all know who sits and who plays. And, in only desperate situations does a bench player come in to play which we have all seen in the past. Is this a case of better choices? Is this a case that not enough research is being done? Is this a case where a quality player is chosen knowing full well that this player will not meet the high expectations? When I see a young person choose another school other than UConn, which UConn has recruited, I always wonder how that person would have turned out if they elected UConn instead of the school that they have chosen. Or, on the other side, the young person asks the same question, will I sit on the bench if I cannot meet the UConn level of expectation. It seems that only exceptional players can play exceptional basketball. Even though these players who sit have rankings that are relatively high, they do not seem to ever make the contributions that was expected. It just is not the way that UConn plays with a 5 to 6 rotation. [/QUOTE]

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