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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2564389, member: 1131"] Don't you think Geno sees that danger as clearly as you do? He makes a comment about that after nearly every game, with more emphasis in the games where the freshmen either didn't play (presumably because of practice problems) or played poorly in the few minutes they got. And you can see that he is trying to address it -- Crystal got the last game off and will probably get the next game off as well (and maybe also Saturday's game). Despite her absence, most of the other starters had minutes in the 20's, not the 30's. What was noticeable against Cincinnati was not the number of bench minutes (which was rather high) but who got those minutes: Kyla and Molly rather than Megan and Mikayla. The latter have more talent and more potential, but the former were ready to play on Sunday. If this continues (and we hope it doesn't), Kyla and Molly will get the majority of the "starter relief" minutes, and Megan and Mikayla will get the mop-up minutes in garbage time. I hope (and I am sure Geno hopes) that it doesn't come to that. I have a higher opinion of Megan's and Mikayla's character than some who comment here, including the OP. I don't think that either one of them is so delusional as to think that she is playing perfectly well and is being unfairly judged by the coaches. I think they know that Kyla and Molly played better on Sunday than they did. And I also don't think that it is in their character to just bail out ("cut and run") rather than facing up to adversity on the basketball court for probably the first time in their lives. They know that they are facing a character test that will have an impact on their entire lives (not just on the court) for their entire lives on the planet. When they face adversity, how will they deal with it? When they know that they have the physical skill to surmount the challenge, will they dig deep and use that potential, or will they say, "This is too hard -- I need a break"? They have to look in the mirror after this season is over, and I think they know it. And I think they will recognize what they need to do about it. [/QUOTE]

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