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Message: [QUOTE="The deacon, post: 4263541, member: 11559"] The debate goes on and on about Caroline's minutes, as well as Dorka's. I'll note at the other end of the PT spectrum that Azzi is certainly not earning all the minutes she's playing. Yes, she plays solid D (as does Caroline), and her occasional successful three-pointer fires everyone up. Yet she's shooting 7 for 24 for the past two games, with just three rebounds and not a single assist [I]in 73 minutes of PT[/I]. Just because she's now a starter means she has to be on the court throughout? How do those numbers merit her playing virtually the entirety of both games? Don't you think perhaps she'd shoot/play better if given more frequent breaks? Vs. Indiana, Caroline made an ill-advised pass intended for a teammate on the other side of the lane that was tipped and that her only TO in her 12 minutes of court time for those two games. And I agree, Ucbart, a pullup 10-footer would have been smarter shot than that ill-fated underhanded effort. But even for those, you continually go to a weary, off-target Azzi to produce sub-30 percent shooting, few rebounds and zero assists in two full games? There are those who argue starters have earned the plus-30 minutes they get each game, [I]regardless of their performances.[/I] I'm amazed so few of us remember that, pre-head injury Caroline was a player virtually everyone here agreed would be a starter throughout season's end. Now she doesn't deserve more than 12 minutes in two games to spell Azzi, or perhaps Christyn? I love Azzi and what her potential might bring to the Huskies. So far in two tough NCAA games, I'd suggest she and Caroline should be compared for their actual results, not what Azzi's potential might be. If the Huskies are fortunate enough to play three more games, I'll bet there will be plenty of times when Caroline's knack for finding the hoop, as well as open teammates with good passes, would come in mighty handy. Please remember, Azzi also hasn't experienced this before. Some here love to talk about the moment being too big for Caroline, or Dorka. Is it possible that's the case for Azzi? I hope not, because the Huskies won't win it without her contributions, but isn't that possible? Good luck to the Huskies tonight, no matter who's on the floor for Geno. Go, Huskies! [/QUOTE]

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