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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 3395215, member: 730"] I have found ONO's performance very frustrating for all the reasons that have been stated elsewhere. How can someone with her talent and size miss so many shots and get pushed around so easily? And what does Geno think he accomplishes by sitting her? He risks breaking whatever confidence she has. On and on it goes in my mind. Now, late at night it occurred to me that it feels like I have experienced this before. January 5, 2013. Notre Dame at UConn. (Dee Kantner was also the head ref) Final score: ND 73 UConn 72. The Irish led by 2 at the half, 38-36. The loss was the first for UConn after 12 wins. They dropped from first in the poll to 3rd and the defending champions from Baylor assumed No 1 as a result of the loss. I haven't the news reports nor Geno's post game comments but I'll guess he got questioned about Stewart's less than spectacular performance and the fact that he benched her for significant stretches of the game. Stewart scored 10 pts in the loss. Her line? 5-16 fgs 0-4 3pt 0-1 ft 9 rb 0 assists 4 to 6 blocks 22 minutes. Of course she was a freshman. But the look of confusion and the frustration of Geno were very much like we see this year with ONO. I am in no way equating the 2 players but the stats, the result, the fact that it was the first loss of the season makes it seem like deja vous "all over again". [/QUOTE]