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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4211941, member: 3535"] [B]No. In the context you are speaking I think (of having a deeper bench and play more players rather than rely on your superstars as much?). If that is it - then - No. [/B] Because UCONN gets number 1 recruits more than anyone else and it's not close and other very top ranked recruits. They have held a huge advantage of number 1 recruits. Looking back at nearly all the championships, they have had a number 1 ranked recruit. Number 1 ranked recruits want to play. There is a reason why number 1 recruits come to UCONN and one is that they get to play a lot of minutes. If the intent is to not play number 1 ranked recruits many minutes then you would never have ever achieved 11 National Championships. There is always a flawed thought that the bench is more important – but it isn't. Superstars playing 40 minutes in a big game is what gets you championships. See DT (3), Maya (2), Stewart (4). If Geno didn't play these players big minutes at certain points in there career then "Paige Buckers and Azzi Fudd" ain't coming. It's not the 11 time National Championship coach that is wrong. -- It's the thought that not playing your superstars big minutes in contrast to what the 11 time National Championship coach that has shown us - that is wrong. [/QUOTE]