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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4378104, member: 11664"] New UConn players will need to adjust to the higher motivation of the competition that they play, when then get extra hyped just to play UConn. Often there's a higher level of intensity that most all UConn players are able to overcome but some are better at it than others. While most games UConn as a team is able to make other teams appear to play worse than normal, there are those times when opponents raise their bar which can rob some UConn players of their normal thunder. It's like when a pro MLB player gets signed by the New York Yankees and find that they can't perform as well as in the past because of intense media scrutiny, or for whatever other reasons. That's always a possibility with any UConn player whether they're new or seasoned. If they get too many butterflies then they can lose confidence and go into a funk. It's just like when a player can make all of their shots during practice but can't perform at the same level during a game. And then fans wonder what's wrong with them. That possibility always exists and is just another reason why spending some time on the bench can take the pressure off players, and then Geno can see which of the newer ones can settle down and are the most comfortable on the court at any given time. Have you ever noticed that there are times when KikI Rice can't buy a basket, and I'll think what's wrong with her? [/QUOTE]