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How will the minutes be distributed to all players next season?

Posting the 2000-01 roster with minutes played, Diana's freshman season with both Keirsten and Jessica on Medical Red Shirt but still 15 active players. Svetlana only with 19 games played as she went down to injury.

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dtbtbtb said:
I'll give it a shot:
Paige: 25 min.
CW: 20 min.
AE: 19 min.
ONO: 18 min.
: 18 min.
EW: 18 min.
NM: 18 min.
DJ: 18 min.
AG: 12 min.
Caroline Ducharme: 10 min.
AD: 10 min.
SP: 5 min.
MM: 5 min.
PG: 2 min.
AC: 2 in.
Total: 200 min.
It will make a lot of players not very happy but it is close to impossible to keep so many good players happy with their minutes.
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I don't think this team can go toe to toe with top teams, and win with Paige playing jut 25 minutes. Nor with CW only on the floor for 20 minutes. And DeBerry only on the floor for 10 mpg? I think she's way more important than that, given ONO's clear vulnerabilities against top teams. And we will be playing the entire schedule of non-conference teams next year.

Against all but the weakest teams, we will need Paige out there for 30 mpg or more.
 
The minutes will be allocated according to how each of them play in the context of what Geno wants to do. Summer and in-season development is important so individual minutes not easy to predict except for Paige and Christyn both of whom will stay on the floor longer that the others. It will also change as the season progresses primarily because some of the key players are young and new to the demands of UConn team play.

Given the potential capabilities of this team, I would be surprised if it deviates too far from 80 minutes for the front court players and 120 minutes for the guards and wings until they reach Elite 8 and FF, at which time the scale will likely be tipped more to the wings and guards for more scoring punch but not by much because the potential opponents all have size.

And for those wondering about Nika, this is interesting reading from the Courant:

www.courant.com

UConn women’s basketball’s Nika Mühl stands out with her toughness and stubborness, and Geno Auriemma wouldn’t want it any other way

The UConn women’s basketball team was facing a lull earlier this year, one of those stretches where it had practice after practice with no games in sight, and the Huskies were looking letharg…
www.courant.com www.courant.com
 
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Not a fan of SC, but I have some respect for Dawn Staley. I don't know when she started doing this, but I know it happened during the midseason and continued until the lose in the tournament. Every time A. Boston was called for a foul, she came out on that whistle. She sat on the bench for a bit then went back in. BF Skinner would be impressed with the operant conditioning. If you remember back about 25 years ago, Lobo picked up three quick fouls in about 90 seconds and almost changed UConn's history.

Geno could use this system of commit a foul and you sit, with ONO, AE, & DJ, then work AD into that mix. Interchangeable parts, no foul trouble, everyone getting a rest. You could try it out during the BE season. Who knows. If KD comes to Storrs, all bets are off?

PB and (barring injuries) will lead the team in minutes played. I didn't think PB would start at the beginning of last season. Thought EW would start at 1, then PB would work her way into the starting lineup. I was wrong. is a major contributor from day 1.
 
EdSaid said:
Not a fan of SC, but I have some respect for Dawn Staley. I don't know when she started doing this, but I know it happened during the midseason and continued until the lose in the tournament. Every time A. Boston was called for a foul, she came out on that whistle. She sat on the bench for a bit then went back in. BF Skinner would be impressed with the operant conditioning. If you remember back about 25 years ago, Lobo picked up three quick fouls in about 90 seconds and almost changed UConn's history.

Geno could use this system of commit a foul and you sit, with ONO, AE, & DJ, then work AD into that mix. Interchangeable parts, no foul trouble, everyone getting a rest. You could try it out during the BE season. Who knows. If KD comes to Storrs, all bets are off?

PB and (barring injuries) will lead the team in minutes played. I didn't think PB would start at the beginning of last season. Thought EW would start at 1, then PB would work her way into the starting lineup. I was wrong. is a major contributor from day 1.
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I don't remember who it was I was watching last year, but some coach with a really deep bench basically subbed in one or two players every time play stopped. The announcer remarked something along the lines, "It's good to get fresh legs in the game, but nobody's getting in the flow of the game."

There have certainly been players that Geno has often pulled as soon as they commit a foul, especially in their freshman season. He did that to Nika a few times early this year, I want to say Saniya Chong too. With those two it's understandable, as Saniya would get down on herself and Nika angry at the officials (and the player she fouled, and Geno (and probably the scorer and the chair she planted her butt on).
 
Wow, this is ridiculous. This is uncharted waters guys, Geno has never had this much talent to his disposal. If Paige is the team player that Geno says she is, he would limit her to around 25 minutes in the conference games, and 30-35 in our OOC games. Paige is the floor leader of this team, and she has to look for the betterment of the team, which means giving good minutes to all players that will help us win what she really wants, and that is a NC. Obviously as the season moves on, some players that are not ready for prime time will be dropped from the rotation. The new players, and Dorka should have a chance to prove themselves. Paige and Azzis minutes will be dictated by the events as they happen, because we know what can happen if everyone isn't given fair shake. We cannot predict what will happen between now and July, so lets not get crazy and at each others throats until preseason. Then we can argue about who should play, and who should cheer from the bench.
 
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mbr33ct said:
Posting the 2000-01 roster with minutes played, Diana's freshman season with both Keirsten and Jessica on Medical Red Shirt but still 15 active players. Svetlana only with 19 games played as she went down to injury.

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Did they clone Christine Rigby and use her in different ways?
 
mbr33ct said:
Considering the roster size for this upcoming season and minutes played last year, Dorka's included, a total of 234.7 minutes are in play, 34.7 minutes over the 200 allotted per game.

UConn adds Azzi, Ducharme and DeBerry to roster, now the hard part, what do you believe/think the breakdown in minutes each player will get? I have provided what I believe minutes each player will get (all columns slightly tweaked from each other). Columns are not in any preference, just 5 potential versions with an "Avg" column. I don't know how many have gone through this exercise but I found it to be very difficult. I'll be curious, as well as others, how some will divvy up the minutes.

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I can appreciate , all the time taken to calculate, the possible minutes a player may participate in playing. I believe It all will come down to 3 issues, players motivation in practice, attitude & performance. That covers it all!
 
DEpup said:
This will be a maturation step for her.... I predict she will be in the 25-28 min range in most BE games. Probably 30-32 in big games.

I think she will be fine when she realizes her friends will get minutes if she sits and takes a breather. If she doesn't and demands to be a ball hog, her friends have to sit the bench. That wouldn't represent leadership, maturity, and professionalism.

With her skill, she should be able to be as much a help to her teammates from the sideline as on the court.

They need to be able to run offense without her.
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Last line is key to our success.
 
Barring no injuries. My starting five in November
1. Paige
2. Christyn
3. Evina
4. Aaliyah
5. Liv
Top three subs Dorka, Nika and Azzi
We now have the depth for injuries and fouls on Bigs and 3 point shooters. Do we have a defensive stopper? Can we stop small fast guards? Let's play all the top teams prior to the Dance.
 
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Artifact said:
I can appreciate , all the time taken to calculate, the possible minutes a player may participate in playing. I believe It all will come down to 3 issues, players motivation in practice, attitude & performance. That covers it all!
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I know I'm stating the obvious, but health of the players is a major factor in playing time. When Anna was injured, Nika took her playing time. When Nika was injured, Aliyah (sp?) took her playing time.

Does anyone believe we will get through next season injury free? Was there anyone on the team this season who didn't miss playing time due to injury? Even Autumn was injured.
 
I agree with your assessment and would add:

-Paige to average 33 minutes and no other starter more than 28 (remember, these are averages. With most games being blow outs and great subs earning minutes, Geno will spread the wealth). Injuries can also cause the stats to vary.
-Agree on your sub pattern of Dorka, Nika, and Azzi but by end of the year, Ducharme and DeBerry will be getting significant minutes. Both are fierce competitors and can score and play defense.
-Aubrey will be in a difficult position but average about 10 minutes a game and be a significant factor in 3-4 key games.
 
I can call the beasties from the vasty deeps but will they come, will they come?
 
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Just my $.02. If Birdie Cardoso comes to roost at UCONN, IMHO no one will average over 28 MPG. In big games, Paige, Christyn, etc. might get 34-35. But overall, Geno will tell players "go out at 100%. Do NOT conserve energy. Let's run them into the ground from the tip."

He will have a huge luxury.

Front court players of
  • Olivia, Kamilla, Dorka, Aaliyah, Amari, Piath
Back court players of
  • Evina, Christyn, Paige, Nika, Azzi, Caroline
Wing-ish players of
  • Aubrey, Mir, Saylor
IMHO the players who will get the last amount of PT are Aubrey, Mir, Saylor, and Piath in that order. Having said that I have no idea how ready Amari and Caroline will be.

IMHO the players who will get the most PT (in order) are Paige, Christyn, Azzi, Aaliyah, Evina, Nika, Olivia

FWIW I think starters at the beginning are Nika, Paige, Christyn, Evina, Olivia, but I don't think they all play the most minutes.

A ton will depend on how good Kamilla is (ie. how fast she acclimates) and same goes for Dorka. I could see K getting more minutes than Olivia if O does not make a big improvement offensively over the summer. Geno gave her the marching orders and it's up to her.

We are all just guessing right now. Really we have no idea. Injuries could throw a monkey wrench into everything. But it's going to be our NC to lose. IF that is our team, I don't see anyone coming within 15 points of us, and that includes SC and Stanford. Yeah, I think we will be that dominant.
 
EricLA said:
IF that is our team, I don't see anyone coming within 15 points of us, and that includes SC and Stanford. Yeah, I think we will be that dominant.
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These are college kids- not pros. Regardless of a team I would never expect this. Never ever expect this.

We've heard this talk before- Miss State and Arizona are 2. And in the history of the sport- games have been littered with unreal upsets. Yet
not only are you claiming victory - in a tournament designed so that the best team doesn't always win- but by a 15 point margin? Nah-- I don't agree with this thought process at all.

Especially when you have refs that can have a huge impact in the game. Not everything is under UCONN's control. Just like when the NCAA this year left Arizona off of the FF highlights. Do that to Stanford and SC - and you talk about "fired up?"
 
hoophuskee said:
These are college kids- not pros. Regardless of a team I would never expect this. Never ever expect this.

We've heard this talk before- Miss State and Arizona are 2. And in the history of the sport- games have been littered with unreal upsets. Yet
not only are you claiming victory - in a tournament designed so that the best team doesn't always win- but by a 15 point margin? Nah-- I don't agree with this thought process at all.

Especially when you have refs that can have a huge impact in the game. Not everything is under UCONN's control. Just like when the NCAA this year left Arizona off of the FF highlights. Do that to Stanford and SC - and you talk about "fired up?"
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I generally don't think ppl realize or how good South Carolina and Stanford are esp South Carolina. Look at their recruiting is on par with Uconn, not to mention their experience. And yes this gets old and tiring every year some fan saying oh Uconn won't be stopped, then the losses happen and people look flat on their face. If you don't respect your competition you will be humbled, simple.
 
wolfe613 said:
I generally don't think ppl realize or how good South Carolina and Stanford are esp South Carolina. Look at their recruiting is on par with Uconn, not to mention their experience. And yes this gets old and tiring every year some fan saying oh Uconn won't be stopped, then the losses happen and people look flat on their face. If you don't respect your competition you will be humbled, simple.
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I do think our fans sometimes forget that other teams get better too. Neither Stanford or South Carolina were peaking this last season. Early in the year many were forecasting the next couple of years might be Uconn, Stanford and South Carolina separating themselves from the rest of the field, kind of like Oregon, South Carolina and Baylor did the year before.

Those projections were based on sound reasoning, Uconn had a great freshmen class, no graduating seniors, and another great class coming in. South Carolina had the great recruiting class the year before, minimal graduation losses next year, and another big recruiting class like Uconn coming next year. Stanford had a great sophomore (Jones) a great freshmen (Brink) a ton of quality bigs and supporting players, some significant incoming recruits and not much outgoing.

Those three teams for the next couple of years looked to be at another level. What has changed I think is the activity in the transfer portal and the extra year of eligibility. Several teams in the next tier used these resources to approach the level of the top 3. Maryland and North Carolina State got back in the conversation by returning seniors with the extra year of eligibility, Louisville made major additions via the portal etc. I still think the big three are ahead of them, but now the difference is far less and there might be 6 or 7 true national championship contenders.

In fact many teams will be better than it appeared they were going to be before the extra year of eligibility was granted. We might have a hundred or more returning seniors competing for the same number of spots.

So we will be better, no doubt, but so will South Carolina, Stanford should be just as good, and several teams have pulled themselves into the top team discussion because of transfers and returning seniors. I think we start at the top, but while we might be say 10 points a game better than most ranked teams, I think there are probably a half dozen or so we need to worry about quite a bit. Time will tell.
 
Hypothetical. Would the Stewie led 2016 team transplanted to 2021 still run roughshod over the current WCBB landscape?
 
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eebmg said:
Hypothetical. Would the Stewie led 2016 team transplanted to 2021 still run roughshod over the current WCBB landscape?
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Without a doubt! The difference is not just Stewie by that was a team of players MoJeff, Kia, Morgan that lived for the big moments and that could have defended many different styles of play. Offensively that team could hammer you with post isolation, transition or with the deep ball. That team was also very deep with Napheesa, Saniya, Natalie, and Gabby all coming off the bench.
 
CocoHusky said:
Without a doubt! The difference is not just Stewie by that was a team of players MoJeff, Kia, Morgan that lived for the big moments and that could have defended many different styles of play. Offensively that team could hammer you with post isolation, transition or with the deep ball. That team was also very deep with Napheesa, Saniya, Natalie, and Gabby all coming off the bench.
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So I guess the point that people are making about never being as dominant as we were is that we do not believe we can grow our players to that level. I do not think that is the case. Lets go
 
I prefer the vibe surrounding teams and players when they are exceeding expectations, rather than not meeting them. Try not to set expectations too high. Nice to dream big though.
 
starts from day 1. She has the potential to win every award that PB won last season. Remember, as a HS soph was HS NPOY, not the Jr PB. Hope for 100% health.

PB and will lead the team in minutes and scoring. Those two in the back court are going to cause trouble for most teams. They will score their share of points, but also will provide wide open looks for the wing CW and whomever bigs are down low. EW will sit next to CD to start games, and will learn valuable insight. She will play 15-18 minutes per game. NM will sit next to EW on the bench. The bigs will rotate and starters will get more rest than last season. Minutes will be distributed.
 
eebmg said:
So I guess the point that people are making about never being as dominant as we were is that we do not believe we can grow our players to that level. I do not think that is the case. Lets go
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a lot of the dominance tho was there was really not a threat in those years, I mean Notre Dame was the only team that could even give them a fight and then their center gets a torn acl, Syracuse in 2016 had no shot, and that Louisville team overachieved. Now the competition is much closer than those years
 
eebmg said:
So I guess the point that people are making about never being as dominant as we were is that we do not believe we can grow our players to that level. I do not think that is the case. Lets go
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And as great as that team was - arguably the best ever- they won 2 games by 10, one by 12 and two by 16.

Certainly UCONN can "dominate" next year. But as the it's been pointed out - teams getting 5th year seniors and the transfers are a big factor.
 
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