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Message: [QUOTE="msf22b, post: 4599642, member: 656"] I certainly am not opposed to Java's analysis and I suspect he and Nan are speaking at cross purposes... Sure Nan and the Geno quote are correct...that in the 2nd round of the NCAA, there was no one on the bench who could be relied upon to score or even foul in a constructive manner... But what Java is alluding to and others have spelled out is the season-wide refusal to allow meaningful minutes to the bench, stunts their growth and guarantees their lack of usefulness at crunch time when their (developed) skills might have been put to good use when needed. I've often cited the case of Moriah in this regard. It's not so much that she [I]developed[/I] in her sophomore year, but that she felt confident enough to bring the moves which we all saw (well maybe not all) in her High School career to the Connecticut floor. No one really knows (even Geno) how useful Inez is and could have been this post-season. But I'll give you a little hint: her 3-point % was 2nd only to Lou (way less attempts). For me, the absence of healthy, confident, bodies in a season of a beat up, tiny roster, asked to do too much, and ultimately failing is the story of this defeat or the inevitable next one...Kevin scoped that out perfectly. See Kipling's, [I]Charge of the Light Brigade[/I]. I'm going to say what no one wants to hear...If Caroline's symptoms persist or re-appear, she should consider retiring...And I love her game. One can hope that Azzi and Paige will re-emerge in tip-top form, but it's possible (however strange) to consider that the page (no pun intended) has already turned and the incoming class will show the way. [/QUOTE]

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