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Message: [QUOTE="donalddoowop, post: 2057351, member: 6552"] Sometimes Geno may have to back off just a little with some players to ease their tension. In the Maryland game Maryland's coach told Slocum to go playground on Uconn. That seemed to inspire her and she proceeded to have a good second half, something that would not have happened if someone had gotten in her face and guarded her. Dangerfield seemed to play that way against Baylor. The freshmen on other teams don't have to go through what Uconn's freshmen go through and in the long run that is why Uconn players seem to reach their full potential. Geno pulls as much as he can out of them and I believe he will do the same with Dangerfield. Some players said they know what to expect before they come to Uconn but, when they actually start practicing, find it is a lot harder than they thought, especially mentally. Dangerfield thought she was prepared based on comments attributed to her. [/QUOTE]