Looking into Next Season

[Tonyc]

Ive been reading the treads and am trying to breakdown the team based on health, needs and positions. We've got alot of talent and playtime for 15 is tuff. However with the injuries and incoming freshman class it will work itself out. Between getting healthy, and learning Geno's system they will be brought along. We may be able to say that with 3 incoming and 3 on IR(injured reserve) we have 10 players who will be ready.

One of our needs is another shooter/scorer. We will need to develop more shooters for this season and next season. We have em. With Azzi Caroline Serah graduating at the end of this season we will need replacements for them. Caroline Allie Kayleigh Ash Morgan and KK. We have another Big 3 this season with Azzi Sarah and Serah. They are go to players who can score. I expect our offense to be designed around the Big 3. We still need to develop more scoring threats to take the pressure off. Caroline could be that other scorer if she is healthy enough and can adapt from her injuries. Allie is a great shooter too and will need playtime.

We have our starters/roster players coming back and our transfers who I'm sure will get minutes. Our transfers didn't come to sit and I'm sure that was discussed upon them coming.

So here we go. Last seasons top players and transfers who came here to play.

Azzi
Sarah
Serah
Ash
KK
Kayleigh
Jana
Ice
Allie

IR (injured reserve)

Caroline
Yana
Morgan

Freshman

Blanca
Gandy
Kelis

If Caroline is healthily she will get minutes and those minutes will be based on her health. She has way to much talent and has shown us what she can do.
Our IR's will take time and will be brought along. They could and should have an impact in the second half of the season

Our Freshman will need to learn and be developed. Blanca as some of you know played with my cousin Sarah Scalia in Italy. From all reports Blanca is very talented (quick and athletic) and could start for UConn immediately. I believe Blanca should see significant minutes. Geno will make that decision.

So alot of question marks. How long will it take for Caroline Morgan and Yana to be ready for playtime? Another thought is will UConn redshirt anybody due to overwhelming talented roster?

What are our needs?

We need another shooter/scorer. Who are the players who can fill that need? Caroline Allie Morgan and Ash. I feel KK and Kayleigh will play the point. They both have showed they can score. Blanca has experience and is a player. She will play the wing or forward position. Her talent is special. With all her talent she still has a learning curve at UConn.

Kelis and Gandy will need to learn Genos system and how to play at the college level.

UConn is loaded with talented players. Our nucleus is back. Our defense will get better which is really scary. We have height, depth, go to players, and a devastating defense. We will dominate much like we did the end of last season. IMO we are the number 1 team in WCBB and I dont think its that close. No close because our Big 3 we will be very tuff to defend. When you look at our talent knowing we already have the Big 3 and think about how much better we can be with the development of other players. Thats almost unfair. We know how good we are...and now its a question of how much better we will become.

Some questions about when Geno and Chris will retire. My question is how can they. With this roster and with the players they have offered in the next couple of classes UConn is embarking on another dynasty. I'm sure Geno and UConn have a plan on how they will handle his retirement. There was some talk years ago that they would need a plan and that was brought about with the sudden sickness and passing of Pat Summitt and how it affected the Tenn program. From all indications Geno and Chris love what they do. When you love what you do its not work, however at some point you have to slow down. We will see what the future brings.

 

[oldude]

UConn truly has an embarrassment of riches this coming season. Geno and his staff have their work cut out for them. The Huskies could well start practice in October with 15 healthy players. As much as finding PT for everyone in games will be difficult, even finding sufficient practice time for various 5-player combinations will be a challenge. But that’s why Geno gets paid the big bucks.

 

[donalddoowop]

Ive been reading the treads and am trying to breakdown the team based on health, needs and positions. We've got alot of talent and playtime for 15 is tuff. However with the injuries and incoming freshman class it will work itself out. Between getting healthy, and learning Geno's system they will be brought along. We may be able to say that with 3 incoming and 3 on IR(injured reserve) we have 10 players who will be ready.

One of our needs is another shooter/scorer. We will need to develop more shooters for this season and next season. We have em. With Azzi Caroline Serah graduating at the end of this season we will need replacements for them. Caroline Allie Kayleigh Ash Morgan and KK. We have another Big 3 this season with Azzi Sarah and Serah. They are go to players who can score. I expect our offense to be designed around the Big 3. We still need to develop more scoring threats to take the pressure off. Caroline could be that other scorer if she is healthy enough and can adapt from her injuries. Allie is a great shooter too and will need playtime.

We have our starters/roster players coming back and our transfers who I'm sure will get minutes. Our transfers didn't come to sit and I'm sure that was discussed upon them coming.

So here we go. Last seasons top players and transfers who came here to play.

Azzi
Sarah
Serah
Ash
KK
Kayleigh
Jana
Ice
Allie

IR (injured reserve)

Caroline
Yana
Morgan

Freshman

Blanca
Gandy
Kelis

If Caroline is healthily she will get minutes and those minutes will be based on her health. She has way to much talent and has shown us what she can do.
Our IR's will take time and will be brought along. They could and should have an impact in the second half of the season

Our Freshman will need to learn and be developed. Blanca as some of you know played with my cousin Sarah Scalia in Italy. From all reports Blanca is very talented (quick and athletic) and could start for UConn immediately. I believe Blanca should see significant minutes. Geno will make that decision.

So alot of question marks. How long will it take for Caroline Morgan and Yana to be ready for playtime? Another thought is will UConn redshirt anybody due to overwhelming talented roster?

What are our needs?

We need another shooter/scorer. Who are the players who can fill that need? Caroline Allie Morgan and Ash. I feel KK and Kayleigh will play the point. They both have showed they can score. Blanca has experience and is a player. She will play the wing or forward position. Her talent is special. With all her talent she still has a learning curve at UConn.

Kelis and Gandy will need to learn Genos system and how to play at the college level.

UConn is loaded with talented players. Our nucleus is back. Our defense will get better which is really scary. We have height, depth, go to players, and a devastating defense. We will dominate much like we did the end of last season. IMO we are the number 1 team in WCBB and I dont think its that close. No close because our Big 3 we will be very tuff to defend. When you look at our talent knowing we already have the Big 3 and think about how much better we can be with the development of other players. Thats almost unfair. We know how good we are...and now its a question of how much better we will become.

Some questions about when Geno and Chris will retire. My question is how can they. With this roster and with the players they have offered in the next couple of classes UConn is embarking on another dynasty. I'm sure Geno and UConn have a plan on how they will handle his retirement. There was some talk years ago that they would need a plan and that was brought about with the sudden sickness and passing of Pat Summitt and how it affected the Tenn program. From all indications Geno and Chris love what they do. When you love what you do its not work, however at some point you have to slow down. We will see what the future brings.

You say our transfers did not come to sit. Name me one freshman who came to sit. I don't believe any player comes to a school to sit. Have you seen the rosters of some of the other teams? There are other teams with as much talent as UConn has. SC and UCLA are just two.

 

[huskeynut]

No question UConn has a wealth of talent. The addition of Serah and Kayleigh is the icing on the cake.

The Boneyard will spent all summer speculating who is going to get minutes. Everybody has their favorites.

Geno and company have an enormous task ahead of them. They are up to the task.

It will be interesting to see how this team will gel as a unit. As in this past season, the chemistry needed to become a favorite to make the final four will happen.

 

[PacoSwede]

why is there so much talk of ayanna and morgan being on 'injured reserve,' as tony puts it. i don't get any vibe that either suffered long-term, career-threatening injuries. i suspect that they both have had setbacks that they'll have to respond to -- they have missed out on opportunities to develop as expected and that is a downer -- but physically i assume they will be 100% ready to go when the new season starts. where does this pessimism come from? is there something i don't know?

 

[Next 12]

With this roster I have previously posted Uconn will be undefeated in the BIG EAST and another trophy. Then undefeated for the season, then only 6 more wins and No13. When we sign up Olivia Vulcosa and the remaining players for the year 26/27 , I see No 14. I watched a recent video of Olivia scoring 32 points and 20 rebounds. With my view on possibility it's Possible. GO HUSKIES!!!!! GO GENO!!!!!!

 

[Geew1992]

why is there so much talk of ayanna and morgan being on 'injured reserve,' as tony puts it. i don't get any vibe that either suffered long-term, career-threatening injuries. i suspect that they both have had setbacks that they'll have to respond to -- they have missed out on opportunities to develop as expected and that is a downer -- but physically i assume they will be 100% ready to go when the new season starts. where does this pessimism come from? is there something i don't know?

Should say coming off the injured reserve.

 

[Bills Fan]

You say our transfers did not come to sit. Name me one freshman who came to sit. I don't believe any player comes to a school to sit. Have you seen the rosters of some of the other teams? There are other teams with as much talent as UConn has. SC and UCLA are just two.

You mention SC and UCLA as 2 of a larger group that has as much talent as UCONN. Frankly, I can't think of any other programs that are even close. SC and UCLA do have talent but neither of them are close to our Big 3 (and maybe Big 4 if Blanco is as good as some project). Betts might be the most dominate big, but we showed that she can be held in check. Other than Betts, no one in the country is even close to our SS and no pair can match our Sarah and Azzi. Add to all this top level talent, the depth of our roster and I join Tonyc in projecting a #13 NC.

Additionally we have Geno and no other team does and he showed last year that no other HC can match him. The best Dawn could do on the sidelines last year in both of our routs is to continue to spew "F-bombs" and Close deserved the WCBB Coach of the Year as much as I did. Did any of you listen to D's comments on the SVP post game show after the blow out win over the Bruins? D said she and Sue both knew what Geno was going to do, even before the first tip but UCLA (make that Close) never responded, hence a 34 point blow out. (BTW, Carl on the CT Insider story. we won by 34 not 31) One additional "Geno comment." On the same post UCLA game interview by Scott V, P, when he interviewed D and Sue, he also interviewed the ABC/ESPN analyst, Andraya Carter and she gave total credit to Geno for his gameplan

 

[MooseJaw]

why is there so much talk of ayanna and morgan being on 'injured reserve,' as tony puts it. i don't get any vibe that either suffered long-term, career-threatening injuries. i suspect that they both have had setbacks that they'll have to respond to -- they have missed out on opportunities to develop as expected and that is a downer -- but physically i assume they will be 100% ready to go when the new season starts. where does this pessimism come from? is there something i don't know?

It seems so, what started out as a small problem with Ayanna has turned into a 2-year progression of injury trouble. I feel you know this , you are too tuned in to have missed this. We thought Ayanna was going to be good to go 12 months ago, still waiting. As for Morgan who came to us with a leg problem, needing rest, well after surgery we wait to see if she bucks the 2 year injury recovery standard UCONN has been afflicted with in recent years. Any wonder why we here on the BY wait with trepidation for our injured warriors to return to form.

 

[Bone Dog]

.... One of our needs is another shooter/scorer. We will need to develop more shooters for this season and next season. We have em. With Azzi Caroline Serah graduating at the end of this season we will need replacements for them. Caroline Allie Kayleigh Ash Morgan and KK. We have another Big 3 this season with Azzi Sarah and Serah. They are go to players who can score. I expect our offense to be designed around the Big 3. We still need to develop more scoring threats to take the pressure off. Caroline could be that other scorer if she is healthy enough and can adapt from her injuries. Allie is a great shooter too and will need playtime.

Yay, another @Tonyc thread. I've been waiting so long for this! I have questions, though.

First question: do we not have enough shooters? It may not be helpful to measure according to last season, which was perhaps unusual in the annals of WCBB. Geno had 4 excellent perimeter shooters at his disposal (Azzi, Paige, Sarah, Ash) and one pretty good one (Kaitlyn). That's a lot of shooting talent to have available, all within the main rotation.

The natural next question is: What will next season look like? I think there will be 3 sure thing perimeter shooters in Azzi, Ash and Sarah. Are there any others who might approach them? The obvious candidates are:

• Caroline, who can be a streaky shooter, but seems to do better in the clutch.
• Allie, but she may not have raised her defense to the level where she can get a lot of meaningful minutes.
• KK, if she can improve her percentage. She will surely get a lot of minutes, probably as a starter.
• Kayleigh, who shoots 3s a bit better than KK but not quite at the level of Kaitlyn from last season.
• Morgan, who was on a hot streak from 3 early on, but may not be able to sustain that.
• Blanca, whose high school perimeter percentage (from what I can tell) is only so-so, but whose form looks really good.
• Serah, who has a great midrange shooting game and good mechanics, but has yet to really test herself from 3. This is clearly something Geno will want her to work on.
• Kelis, who seems capable of great things, though perimeter shooting isn't her best thing... yet.

Even if none of them becomes a great perimeter shooter, having three of them is still a great situation. But I have a feeling that two things will happen -- 1) Allie will win more playing time, and 2) Kayleigh will improve her shot to at least Kaitlyn levels.

Second Question: What will become of the small-ball lineup? Geno seemed to go to that lineup because of the players he had, and he may not have been confident in the ability of Jana and Ice to compete against the best bigs. There were two results -- the small lineup caught many opponents by surprise, and Jana and Ice improved their games. Now that Geno has a deep front court with the addition of Serah and Gandy, and the maturation of Jana and Ice, and the return of Ayanna, one of the motivations for the small lineup may seem less pressing. And Geno has plenty of experience making a traditional 2-big lineup work. Last season, for example, the team's trademark 2-player game between Paige and Sarah worked no matter who was on the floor. I expect an even better 3-player game will emerge between Azzi, Sarah and Serah, and it won't depend on creating mismatches with other teams, though mismatches will be available.

Sarah was really the key to the small lineup last season because of her versatility. She is a great rebounder (like her mom), an excellent perimeter shooter and passer, and a very sure-handed finisher at the rim, and she is a very pesky defender and shot blocker. The lineup wouldn't have worked (and didn't work) nearly as well without her on the floor. Paige was obviously also key for a lot of the same reasons. Azzi KK Kaitlyn and Ash provided the pesky defense, especially on the perimeter. But Sarah was (in my view) the most important part of that particular lineup, and will be again this coming season.

But I can't help wondering if anyone else can take Sarah's place in that lineup on the new roster. Serah looks like she can do some of the things Sarah did, though maybe not the perimeter shooting, and though she is a good shot blocker, she may not be as good a perimeter defender. I'd like to think Ice can develop her midrange shot and her passing to be a good substitute in the small lineup. Ayanna has the strength and post defense and rebounding skills, but not the perimeter or midrange game, nor has she shown herself to be nearly as good a finisher at the rim. Caroline and Morgan may have good offensive skills and some of the same defensive skills, they are not nearly as strong as Sarah in the post. And if Geno puts any one of these on the floor with Sarah, then it's no longer a small-ball lineup.

A second concern about the small lineup is that it may not be as effective because opposing teams are likely to game plan for it. Perhaps only a few teams will have the personnel to go small in response and still be effective against UConn. But the teams that really matter will be able to. SC for example should be able to, even if they won't be quite as small. But their lineup is athletic enough and quick enough to counter it once Ashlyn returns. A lineup of Joyce, Ashlyn, Tessa, Taniya and Raven could be very effective against. And even subbing Maddy McDaniel for Ashlyn could be even more challenging. I wonder if Cori or Kim have the nerve to run a lineup without their main big on the floor for long stretches as a counter to Geno's small lineup. Could Cori play Sienna, Gianna, Jaquez, Kiki and Leger-Walker together?

Third question: Will the small lineup even be as useful to Geno next season? With Serah and Sarah probably playing >25 minutes next season and ably backed up respectively by Jana Ice Gandy, Ayanna Caroline and Morgan, Geno may be able to design very effective 3-guard or even 2-guard lineups around that front court.

 

[mordecai]

My biggest question has been and will continue to be till after the season gets started is.. Who is going to be the leader on the floor? last year Paige was clearly the brains of the outfit on the floor.. there certainly is plenty of talent, but who will be the floor general so to speak and the go to person when you need a bucket.. these intangibles I’m anxious to see who steps up and fills the role(s)..

 

[oldude]

My biggest question has been and will continue to be till after the season gets started is.. Who is going to be the leader on the floor? last year Paige was clearly the brains of the outfit on the floor.. there certainly is plenty of talent, but who will be the floor general so to speak and the go to person when you need a bucket.. these intangibles I’m anxious to see who steps up and fills the role(s)..

It is interesting that when Sarah was asked what part of her game she needed to work on for next season she responded that she needed to be “more of a leader.” That struck me as a direct message from Geno to the best basketball player in the country.

 

[browns]

My biggest question has been and will continue to be till after the season gets started is.. Who is going to be the leader on the floor? last year Paige was clearly the brains of the outfit on the floor.. there certainly is plenty of talent, but who will be the floor general so to speak and the go to person when you need a bucket.. these intangibles I’m anxious to see who steps up and fills the role(s)..

Sara will be the go to person when they need to score..they will have to double her an then she can pass to Azzi for a hoop

 

[victor64]

I think Ice should be at least part of the list of potential perimeter shooters for next year.

1. I think Ice played 5 out of necessity her first two years. She developed into a decent post defender and could provide serviceable minutes there is the future.

2. She does not fit what Geno needs from a 5 on offense however. She does not have great hands and is not a great passer from the high post.

3. With what little opportunity she has had to shoot outside shots and threes, she has exhibited a nice stroke.

4. I don't think it is a secret that she prefers facing the basket. With the added depth in the post, why not give a chance to see if can handle playing outside.

 

[Huskee11]

We have four fifths of the "small" lineup back that took the championship game from 50-39 to 80-48 with the only substitution I recall being Aubrey for Sarah for a few minutes of rest. They were playing so well there was no reason to do anything else.

That "small" lineup befuddled the likes of Kitts, Feagin and Edwards, some of the best inside players in WCBB.

Obviously Paige will be missed and her ability to cover 1-4, but the key during that stretch was Sarah who was the best rebounder on the floor.

I don't think that any lineup with Sarah in it can truly be considered to be small. And as in the championship game, opponents will need to sub out bigger players to try and keep pace and avoid mismatches against quicker, smaller players (KK had nine points during that run).

The 2025-2026 team will give Geno an extraordinary number of great options to choose from. The key will be to keep everyone sharp. Unfortunately he only has 200 minutes to work with.

 

[huskeynut]

This discussion reminds me of a unit I taught several times in a leadership training course - Knowing and Using the Resources of the Group.

For the most part, Geno knows what he has in terms of talent and personalities. He has already met with returning members and goals have been set for each individual. I assume he will be meeting with the freshman and two transfers as they are now on campus.

As to offense and defense, it will be an evolutionary process. Who will click with who? How aggressive can the defense be. Will the small line be used or will something else evolve.

We all have to wait and see. Geno is the master of this. And it may be like this past season when it took to February for everything to click.

 

[oldude]

We have four fifths of the "small" lineup back that took the championship game from 50-39 to 80-48 with the only substitution I recall being Aubrey for Sarah for a few minutes of rest. They were playing so well there was no reason to do anything else.

That "small" lineup befuddled the likes of Kitts, Feagin and Edwards, some of the best inside players in WCBB.

Obviously Paige will be missed and her ability to cover 1-4, but the key during that stretch was Sarah who was the best rebounder on the floor.

I don't think that any lineup with Sarah in it can truly be considered to be small. And as in the championship game, opponents will need to sub out bigger players to try and keep pace and avoid mismatches against quicker, smaller players (KK had nine points during that run).

The 2025-2026 team will give Geno an extraordinary number of great options to choose from. The key will be to keep everyone sharp. Unfortunately he only has 200 minutes to work with.

I will repeat a factoid that I posted several weeks ago. With 15 healthy players, Geno has the option of playing 3,003 different 5 player lineups.

 

[Bone Dog]

That "small" lineup befuddled the likes of Kitts, Feagin and Edwards, some of the best inside players in WCBB.

Obviously Paige will be missed and her ability to cover 1-4, but the key during that stretch was Sarah who was the best rebounder on the floor.

Excellent post. These two paragraphs really spoke to me.

Second one: Paige was forced to play 1-4 the previous season. Who knew it was preparation for an NC run the following season?

First one: SC was befuddled. How much of that was the result of not being prepared to face something new and unexpected? I imagine the other coaches were eyeing UConn warily as they marched through the tournament looking better and better as they went, and hoping someone else would knock them off.

Dawn must not have practiced the sort of lineups that would have been needed to respond to what Geno had the Huskies doing. The first defeat in February was the result of an incredible shooting night and may not have shown Dawn what could happen in the tournament. And by the time UConn had finished thumping UCLA it was too late to retool. Plus, she had her hands full preparing for UCLA.

Now next season is likely to be a very different story, since every coach has plenty of reason to take Geno’s small lineup seriously and plenty of time to plan for it.

 

[PacoSwede]

I think Ice should be at least part of the list of potential perimeter shooters for next year.

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3. With what little opportunity she has had to shoot outside shots and threes, she has exhibited a nice stroke.
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wholly concur with these observations ... doesn't follow that she will become a good, dependable treyster, but she at least should be mentioned ... i think she's more likely than morgan (who is a potential major contributor in other ways) ... ash is too streaky now (like carol) ... and kk, k9 don't necessarily have a better chance than ice, potential-wise. brady shouldn't be overlooked.

 

[Huskee11]

I will repeat a factoid that I posted several weeks ago. With 15 healthy players, Geno has the option of playing 3,003 different 5 player lineups.

Maybe AI can tell us at the end of the season how many were actually used!

 

[Cuango]

You say our transfers did not come to sit. Name me one freshman who came to sit. I don't believe any player comes to a school to sit. Have you seen the rosters of some of the other teams? There are other teams with as much talent as UConn has. SC and UCLA are just two.

I don’t believe either of those teams have as much talent as we do. Talented? Sure, they are that but this roster is at a different level! That is not to say they have no chance at beating us, of course. Both those two teams and LSU have extremely talented rosters. Basketball is one of those team sports where the whole (especially on the best teams) is often better than the individual parts so I would never say that talent alone will determine which is the best team.

Having said that however, I’m confident that virtually every coach would always prefer more talent over less and assuming you have a coach who knows what to do with that talent (which we do) it is, in the end, a big factor in overall team success. I don’t think there is any doubt that we have the most talented roster in all of WCBB. (By a fairly wide margin)

Again, no guarantees, but I’d be willing to bet that if you took feelings, familiarity, and loyalty out of the equation and based it purely on talent, there is not a single coach in the country that would not trade rosters with us in a heartbeat, including SC, UCLA, LSU, and USC! Perhaps a silly declaration as those four are likely the only ones where there would even be any question, but the relevant point is that Geno has assembled (at 70+) a roster that compares favorably (or is objectively better) to any roster I’ve seen since I first started watching women’s basketball!

Will he add more titles to his 12 championships? Only time (and health) will tell, but once again, at 70+ years old, with a roster this talented, he is in on three of the top players in next year’s class and is apparently considered a big favorite to land the best big in that class! (Knock on wood!) This is particularly significant as the front court has been touted (over the past decade) as a weakness in his recruiting abilities. Talent may not be everything but when you are aces in most other aspects, it can be the difference maker! I cannot wait for November!

 

[Cuango]

I think Ice should be at least part of the list of potential perimeter shooters for next year.

1. I think Ice played 5 out of necessity her first two years. She developed into a decent post defender and could provide serviceable minutes there is the future.

2. She does not fit what Geno needs from a 5 on offense however. She does not have great hands and is not a great passer from the high post.

3. With what little opportunity she has had to shoot outside shots and threes, she has exhibited a nice stroke.

4. I don't think it is a secret that she prefers facing the basket. With the added depth in the post, why not give a chance to see if can handle playing outside.

I think Ice is going to surprise a lot of people next season. I believe we will finally see her become a consistent shooter and provide Geno with that reliable front court player who is a threat to score from all three levels. Geno loves big girls with a reliable shot and I think/hope that is what we will see from Ice next season. As for her passing, while she is not Paige or Sarah, I do think she has shown significant improvement in that aspect of her game. I am convinced that the stars are finally aligning for Ice and we will see a different player in terms of play and self-confidence this coming season.

 

[Boreifs]

You say our transfers did not come to sit. Name me one freshman who came to sit. I don't believe any player comes to a school to sit. Have you seen the rosters of some of the other teams? There are other teams with as much talent as UConn has. SC and UCLA are just two.

Not 15 deep. UCLA lost six players to the Portal and no one as talented as Fulwilley has ever left UConn.

 

[cgshuskie]

In addition to Vukosa for 2026 I expect us to get Jersey Robinson, as well.

 

[Cuango]

Excellent post. These two paragraphs really spoke to me.

Second one: Paige was forced to play 1-4 the previous season. Who knew it was preparation for an NC run the following season?

First one: SC was befuddled. How much of that was the result of not being prepared to face something new and unexpected? I imagine the other coaches were eyeing UConn warily as they marched through the tournament looking better and better as they went, and hoping someone else would knock them off.

Dawn must not have practiced the sort of lineups that would have been needed to respond to what Geno had the Huskies doing. The first defeat in February was the result of an incredible shooting night and may not have shown Dawn what could happen in the tournament. And by the time UConn had finished thumping UCLA it was too late to retool. Plus, she had her hands full preparing for UCLA.

Now next season is likely to be a very different story, since every coach has plenty of reason to take Geno’s small lineup seriously and plenty of time to plan for it.

Knowing what’s coming and then stopping it are two very different things!