I believe IMO that it bothers Geno that he can't get everyone "adequate" playing time, otherwise he wouldn't mention it so much in his pressers. I also believe that he has a responsibility to these players that he has recruited. I might even go so far as to say that that responsibility supersedes record, and championships. I could put up a decent argument for that. There are 200+ schools in America she could be playing for.
I appreciate your response. I do think we also have to think about the young people too. They're kids. (Trust me, I idolize this program and Geno)
you idolize Geno and yet you seem to know nothing sbout his coaching history and think he’s completely unconcerned with her well-being.
Geno isn’t getting paid millions a dollars a year to coach a park and rec league team. This is D1 college athletics. It’s big business and worth big dollars. Geno gets paid to win, period. Nobody is guaranteed playing time. In the modern era, the player has plenty of options and is free to navigate the situation however they choose.
i'm not sure but perhaps someone can answer this. If a player on the roster does not play a certain amount of minutes can they consider it a red shirt season???
Only if they play ZERO minutes for the season. Any time played in any part of the regular or postseason uses a full year of eligibility. A medical (or illness) waiver is the only way to get that year back to use after a player's 4 years of eligibility has expired.
…unless they’re injured. Then, they can have played up to 30% of games
Yes, that's why I mentioned the medical waiver.
Just spelling out the details. There is some confusion because a lot of people have heard a player can redshirt if she plays less than a certain number of games but I just wanted to be clear that’s only for medical redshirts
Yes, they're confusing it with the football rules that allow up to 4 games before losing the year. As the article I linked in post #17 mentions, Coach Tom Izzo and most other coaches thought that the rule might get changed to include basketball in the last year or so but they're still waiting because of some (supposed) complications involving NIL among others.
Speaking to him, one-on-one, if you say the wrong thing he is very capable of being rather caustic. Suggesting that he should play someone more minutes is dangerous territory, depending on his mood.
Little harsh. It’s an example of how it’s hard to banter about stuff sometimes. You don’t know me.
Nan she played in two games...is there a deadline to declare a medical redshirt? Is it at the 30% mark?
If she was going to completely red shirt, as Jessica Moore did, she would not be able to play any games at all. If she gets injured before the 30% cutoff, then she can apply for a medical redshirt.
If I were to guess, I would think you focus on the word T-ball in the above highlighted. For me, I focus on team. I wager you understand the impact one pouting player has on the whole-team dynamic. How whenever you walk past them you are on eggshells. If giving Gandy 2 minutes can help the team dynamic, then by all means give her the two minutes and applaud her hustle and cheer for her just like Azzi's three and KK's slash to the hoop. Because at the end of the day it counts towards winning a tough one. And I think you know Geno knows that too.
You are wrong about me and you are wrong about Geno. A pouting player has a better chance in getting kicked off the team than she does in playing.
When you say “ I do think we also have to think about the young people too. They're kids”, you’re saying that Geno isn’t considering that.