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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 4988911, member: 13453"] Ice has already established that she can flat out play (see Big East tournament). As to why she didn’t show that before then, consider: [LIST] [*]Geno had more than 10 practice players to start the season, and then in December-January, the roster became 9. [*]Geno then determined that his best starting 5 involved 4 guards with 2 freshmen, Paige playing the 4, and Ice being a backup to All-American Aaliyah. [*]Geno then rigorously tested that starting 5 both in practice and in games to be ready for March. [*]It’s hard for Ice to show what she can do in practice with basically 5+2 since Geno’s priority is to rigorously test his novel starting 5 for March. [*]Perhaps we can second-guess Geno’s game-by-game decisions, but he achieved the totally unexpected: a final four and 1 bad call away from the finals. [/LIST] With (knock on wood) 10 healthy talented practice players in November, including several bigs, practice (post) play will be lit, providing Ice and others the repetitions they need to improve and showcase their talents. I expect Ice to take a huge sophomore leap and be an integral part of the rotation in either the 2023 offense with 2 bigs or a big lineup a la Stewie years. [/QUOTE]