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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4262906, member: 3535"] The winning is more important than attempting to fix the psyche of any one individual player. Unless it’s an irreplaceable part within the concept of “the team.” What was that line in the move Miracle? The name on the front of the jersey is a lot more important than the name on the back? Isn’t that so for the NCAA Tourney and to every other Husky player on the team with the dream of winning it all? They are to risk that because one of the bench player's is feeling a little off that day? That's not fair to them. The fan might feel bad but it's not fair to the other players that are okay. The coach has the responsibility to try to do his best to coach to win. And when you have spoken of “earned the right,” every other player on the team that isn’t as nervous has “earned the right” to expect that Geno to play the best players that will help their team win the game. That’s the center where his coach’s decisions rely. But I’d like to ask, hasn’t he shown you over the years that they have responded well? And didn’t CD respond well? Hasn’t AE if in fact she was benched at any point to any serious degree, hasn't she responded well? The thing is, in sports, nothing is rarely assured. And you can’t even ensure the best of the best won’t get nervous. You just do your best with the formula you best believe in. Geno’s formula has worked. So why change? [/QUOTE]