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[QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2676977, member: 1220"]
There is much talk about how Uconns lack of close games hurt the team. Most of that seems to be in respect to toughening up the players. However there is another factor to consider. Coaching! If you seldom have to make close game decisions you can get rusty and and complacent. There were numerous posts on substitutions that Geno might have made. One even directly attributed to his own quote.

The ability to strategize under end game conditions also need to be kept sharp. I saw this happen to Wooden one time in a game they should never have lost to ND. He just appeared to go to sleep on the bench and made no adjustments as the lead int that game dwindled away. He stated after the game that he lost the game not the team. That was the only close game UCLA was involved in the entire year and Wooden could easily have prevented it with a simple adjustment. By the time he did the momentum and lead had shifted already.

I think perhaps never having to make in game substitution adjustments during the year might have affected Geno as much as  the lack of close games  did the players. It's easy to forget things if you do not use them.
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