John Havelicek was my favorite basketball player. It's because of Hondo that the NBA invented the 6th Man Award in the 1st place. Just like Hondo, Danger will get her opportunity to start, probably as a junior, but next season she's going to win my 6th man award by terrorizing opponents off the bench.I know what you meant, but to me you are making the argument that Crystal Dangerfield should start
Make it easy why don't you!Assuming as they stand without expected improvements.
I say Lou sits. Collier and Nurse have more complete games than Lou. Both shoot the 3 ball as well or better (as they did this year). Nurse's leadership is needed. Can't see pulling 300+ rebounds and respectively 69% and 58% FG% each by Collier and Williams. Can't see sitting Williams with 190 assists and 100 steals. Pull the team's engine? No.
Cite your sources?
The proposed question said both Stevens and Dangerfield MUST start. So since KLS's total game is not as good as Nurse, Collier, and Williams, she sits. Nurse has proved she is the better 3FG shooter as is Collier. I suppose you would sit Nurse since she is "only" an AA honorable mention even though she and Gabby are the team leaders?
Meyers, to his credit understands it is only a hypothetical question. He understands this is just a marking time question. 
Heh! Heh! I see a twitch near your left eye. A really fast one. 
Hell even Geno implied he would sit KLS if she did listen to coaching and improve her whole game. He said he had to play people this year, next year he will not have to play any given player.
If I recall correctly, Mo had a decent start as a sophomore, but really got in gear in January with some great defensive games and a big jump in her shooting percentage. I thought she played at or near an All-American level the last 2 months of the year. As a junior, she again had a somewhat slow start, but began to excel in December. In her senior year, she wreaked havoc from day one. And she hasn't slowed down.
The question isn't who will start; but rather how is Geno going to keep 11 excellent players satisfied with minutes; he has never been one to go too deep with the bench. Irwin, Bent and Butler might as well leave if they want to play any basketball next year.
I agree 100% with this. Geno will NEVER not start Kia, he just won't. I don't know much about Stevens but Crystal has left me very very unimpressed. Crystal does have a tremendous up side and if she builds a real game and learns to play D she could be a major contributor. Down side is there will be many very talented players sitting out significant minutes as this team is just soooo deep.
Not seeing the logic here.....????
Not my opinion but I'm ready to read that in this scenario that some here would say KLS. Her critics continue saying she's soft and is a weak defender so that she is seemingly the weakest link insofar as Gabby and Pheesa are concerned. And then we have Kia whose three point shooting in the latter part of the season was through the roof and who is a staunch defender so that only leaves Katy Lou, right? I'm certainly not expressing my opinion because KLS is MY favorite Huskie but with all the innuendo I heard on the Boneyard, particularly over the past few weeks of this season, that's what I'm inclined to think will be posted!
I so agree with everything you said. If I could give ten likes, I would have because Crystal keeps the ball in her hands for too much of most possessions, as far as I could see. A lot of dribbling and that's so far away from the type of ball that we all like to see. The more ball movement, the better for everyone. That's what makes this team a very dangerous offensive oriented monster.
If we become too politically correct on this board to speak the truth as we see it, then we might as well pack it in.
I can assure you that if KLS played less minutes, you wouldn't see the same numbers from Collier and Gabby because the defenses would certainly focus on them more than they did this year. Most people don't seem to realize the attention that KLS gets from the opposing defense. I know this is just a hypothetical situation but the day that Crystal Dangerfield gets a start over KLS is a sad one in the annals of UConn women's basketball. I knew that there would be those who would name KLS because of all the different posts where Gabby or Pheesa were spoken of as POY type players while there was criticism of KLS being banged around, not strong enough and weak on defense. As I've mentioned, if others on this team were hammered game after game like KLS was, their performances would surely have been affected mightily.Make it easy why don't you!
I say Lou sits. Collier and Nurse have more complete games than Lou. Both shoot the 3 ball as well or better (as they did this year). Nurse's leadership is needed. Can't see pulling 300+ rebounds and respectively 69% and 58% FG% each by Collier and Williams. Can't see sitting Williams with 190 assists and 100 steals. Pull the team's engine? No.
I did get chastised a bit ago because I evidently was "too harsh" in suggesting that Crystal Dangerfield's decision making needed some work. I'm inclined to think it's from someone who thinks that any criticism of any kind, no matter how subtle, is child (or young lady) abuse. We should all love these girls (actually we do) but never say anything that may hurt their feelings. I wonder how many of them would be able to watch a Geno practice and not have him up on charges?What took you so long?
As has been mentioned, you earn your minutes. Who on this team would not improve with more playing time. It's about how much that person would improve and at what cost. They earn the opportunity to improve in practice, which is said to be much harder than any potential game situations so that's their opportunity. Your remark seems to suggest that when Crystal Dangerfield is good, she's very good but when she's bad, whew!!! Really awful!
If Walker is as good as she's reported to be, than maybe Dangerfield won't even be the first person off the bench most games. So early to make any judgements and even then, what we judge the answer to be may be based on what we hear and a moment here or there. The significant thing is what the staff and in particular Geno thinks, is the answer for this team.