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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 4215545, member: 26"] Just one thought about UCONN playing consistently, or having players with sub-par games... and one example... The 2010 N game was UCONN vs. Stanford. We scored 12 points in the 1st half down 20-12 at halftime. Maya, and to a lesser extent, Tina, carried the team to the victory in the 2nd half. Maya had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Tina had 9 points and 6 blocks. The final score was 53-47, so the entire rest of the team not named Maya or Tina scored 21 points. My point is, we had 2 players who played great, and only in the 2nd half, and we still won the NC. Stanford, BTW, was the #2 team in the country that year so it's not like there were upsets leading up to the NC game like when we beat Louisville. So not every player needs to play great to win the NC. Sometimes you ride 1 or 2 horses, other times it truly is a complete team effort. I'm sure Geno (and of course us fans) would much prefer to see consistently good play by everyone for most of the game, but it's not necessary to win a NC. Of course it's more stressful to watch if it's a struggle, but teams can still win, even if each player doesn't play their "A" (or even "B") game... Just trying to throw in a little perspective... FWIW... :D One other P.S. Baylor, ranked ahead of at #5, beat an 8-16 Oklahoma State team by only 7. The game was played evenly for 3Q's, and the MOV was a 8 point "win" in Q2. [/QUOTE]