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Message: [QUOTE="Mister2, post: 2563236, member: 8504"] While I do not agree with the views of the OP, I suspect that they are shared by a not insignificant number of UCONN fans who do not post on this board. In fact, they would not be that unreasonable if one were to disregard Geno's track record. The real problem with the sentiment expressed in the OP is that it is almost impossible to argue against a system that has produced so much success for so long a period of time. One important aspect of the debate on the relative importance of practice vs real game experience that no one has commented on is that the answer depends critically on the nature of the sport in question. In an individual sport (golf, tennis, etc), no amount of practice can replicate the pressure of real game experience, so the latter is of paramount importance. That is why even an elite player would require a long time to get back to the competitive level after a long absence, no matter how hard he/she practices during the absence. In a team sport, however, the opposite is true. When any player is just a cog in the wheel and winning and losing depends entirely on how well the wheel functions, practice is everything to perfect the functioning of the wheel. [/QUOTE]