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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 3434588, member: 6034"] I have a comment--probably more a question--about this. I perhaps should add as a preamble that I know full well that Geno is the best WBB coach of all time, and I am (at best) an interested observer with very limited basketball knowledge. Anyway: Posters here continually point to the complexity of the UCONN offense as a major reason why recruits more often than not take a year to learn and become proficient in Geno's system. I agree, However, that is obviously not true of SC and, in fact, of a great many teams across the US: in the Pac 12, for example, Oregon State has two freshmen bigs who have played a major role in that team's success, Stanford's Haley Jones was on her way to a very successful freshman season until she got hurt, and less obviously (but closer to home) Jaz Shelley has been an important contributor at Oregon (e.g. the game Sunday). Part of this may be talent and/or personality, but I don't think that's the whole, or even most, of the story. (UCONN, like SC, also has a senior point guard.) So here's my question: why doesn't Geno simplify his offense given the players he currently has, and has had, for the past few years? Although they may not be Maya or Stewie they are really talented, but, from my perspective, that talent seems to get stifled somewhat, and they too often appear to play mechanically, because they spend so much time thinking about what to do next or maybe even worrying about being pulled if they make a mistake. Again, I realize that Geno has higher standards than anyone else in WBB and his success is obviously unparalleled, but perhaps--given the players he has to work with now and maybe even down the road--some simplification of the offense might be beneficial. [/QUOTE]

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