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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 5261936, member: 1131"] There is a trade-off between covering all contingencies (such as a long-term Azzi injury) and properly rewarding players who have been in Storrs since their freshman year and have performed admirably -- specifically KK and Ashlynn. Last year at this time, Geno recruited Kaitlyn because he recognized that KK and Ashlynn, despite their copious freshman minutes, were not as experienced and poised as a championship point guard needs to be. I don't think Geno would have brought Kaitlyn to Storrs if he expected her to be "bench depth" -- that wouldn't be fair to her when she undoubtedly had opportunities to go to other NC contenders and be a starter. But this year is different. KK and Ashlynn have another year of high-level experience, and the highlight reel plays that prove it. That doesn't mean that they don't have further development to do, but they are both ready to start (although only one of them probably will). So should he bring in a guard like Kayleigh Heckel as "bench depth" or as a contingency reserve? Again, that wouldn't be fair to her when she can go to another fine program and start. And it certainly wouldn't be fair to KK and Ashlynn to consign both of them to the bench for yet another year of backup duty. Serah is another story. The in-house incumbents at her position (Jana and Ice) have not yet demonstrated that they have the resume to start on a championship team. They are like KK and Ashlynn were last year -- but NOT this year! So if Serah comes, it will be because Geno expects that she will [B]probably[/B] start, barring a major summer improvement from either Jana or Ice. [/QUOTE]

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