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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4079228, member: 3535"] It's a simple solution how to manage a deep roster like what UCONN potentially has if players such as Paige and Azzi and CWill are as good as we think. The simple solution is to play them and allow your super players to blow out the opposition by half or mid 3rd qtr [B]through execution and [U]not[/U] press press press. [/B]That will lead to more eventual time for the bench. Paige Bueckers is supposedly the best player in WCBB; so play like it. Azzi Fudd is supposedly close to Paige and an off-the-charts 3 pt shooter; so play like it. CWill is a former number 1 recruit that played terrific in 2nd half of last year at or equal to A/A level; so play like it. This is 3 potential A/A caliber type players (not saying all 3 will be a/a). Add in Evina we understand is healthy and was a former number 2 overall recruit, and has aspirations for WNBA if healthy; so play like it. Nika shot 37.3% from 3 once she got her feet wet, and before her late season injuries, and is an amazing passer; so play like it. Dorka and Edwards should be legit scoring weapons; so play like it. Liv is a terrific defender with terrific athleticism, and a very good passer for a center with WNBA aspirations; so play like it. I'm open to Ducharme and Griffin (and Mir and Saylor) as an example, but just looking at the above 8 players; who thinks this combination is going to wear down other than vs a super elite team that for example gets the centers into foul trouble? You mean if you (UCONN) don’t press press press then that still means that the 5 perimeter players (18-22 year old guards) for UCONN are going to wear down? SO if they aren't going to wear down and they are what we closely expect them to be, how exactly can any team "out-execute" UCONN? And why would the guards such as Paige have to worry about "mix-and-Match?" And if Azzi is near Paige then how is it UCONN should worry about "mix-and-match?" And the same goes for CWill etc. As long as they are fit and healthy, I just don’t agree one bit with taking your superstars out other than a few minutes in a tight game unless foul trouble or one is struggling mightily makes any sense. **Bottomline is - play to your capabilities and then there will be more minutes for several more players. The stars need to shine. Give them the chance to show they can. [/QUOTE]

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