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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 4060740, member: 5823"] It was not one single thing, there was quite a bit happening throughout that season which gave Geno the ability to experiment with that line up. The most important consideration was that UCONN main opponents (Stamford, Duke, ND, Maryland) all had rosters that started or were capable of putting 2 or more bigs on the floor. A second consideration was UCONN started the season fully healthy and 9 players got meaningful minutes in the first major game of the season which was against # 3 Stanford. The full health did not last because both KML and Morgan Tuck would miss the third game of the season against # 8 @Maryland. In the Maryland game Dolson, Stewie and Stokes all struggled with foul trouble. KML and Tuck would miss the next 8 games during which Stokes and Banks became the starters. Moriah Jefferson had also not solidified her starting position as the starting PG. Moriah had Saniya Chong nipping at her heals and defenses were sagging off Moriah and daring her to shoot especially from deep. During the early part of the season Geno would many times slide Bria over to the PG position and KML to the SG. Of course Moriah put an end to all that by getting in the gym during Christmas break and the rest is history. Of that Dolson Stewie Stokes combination Geno would say he was basically telling the opponent "y[I]ou better not miss a shot because with those three on the floor good luck getting a rebound[/I]". This was arguably one of the best & deepest teams in UCONN history even with the injuries to Tuck and KML. [/QUOTE]

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