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Message: [QUOTE="Tonyc, post: 4082352, member: 73"] The seniors need playtime to be ready for the WNBA. The freshman and sophs need minutes to be ready to step into the shoes of those graduating and be ready for big minutes next season. I dont see a 6-7 getting playtime this season. I see alot of players seeing time. A couple of things to think about. The biggest nitemare will be when Liv graduates Dorka goes pro leaving UConn with Piath and Amari both with alot of Inexperience. Next the guards. Hey guards do alot of scoring. When you look at past UConn teams Lobo Walters Tina Stewie were bigs that scored and played great BB. Most teams have bigs to protect the basket, rebound and do some scoring. Most teams dont have a dominate big who they depend on to score. So all this talk about bigs imo you can throw out the window when comparing them to guards and wings because in WCBB guards and wings lead the scoring attack. For UConn this season we have a terrific passing team. We will get the ball to our bigs and they will score however our guards and wings will do much of the scoring and they will draw much of the attention from defenses. Do the numbers. UConn has the players and depth to score imo close to 100 pts a game. With that said I would think Geno would pull his starters and play everybody else. There arent to many teams that can keep up with UConn this season. The major reason is because we have so many guards who can score alot of points and more importantly who are unselfish. We dont need Liv Dorka Edwards or any other big to score 15+ points because we have perimeter players to do that, but they will score double digits only because of our perimeter ability that must be guarded. We have a huge Ariel attack with depth that must be defended leaving the middle open enough for our bigs to play one on one . If defenses double down on our bigs they kick the ball outside and bingo. Ive heard all the hoopla about Azzi. Ive also heard in the USA games she didnt shine like many expected. Well 2 thoughts. One the coaches may had something to say about that and 2 a team player is not going to stand out on an All American team unless they hog the ball or theyre not feeling well. Hey Geno is in control and I need not say much more. Azzi didnt become a generational player in one season. It took time over many seasons and now shes on a team loaded with talent and with one of her best friends. Relax be patient and watch the show because by March this UConn Team is going to be really good. [/QUOTE]

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