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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2611275, member: 5798"] jdubct, you stole my thunder. I was going to suggest the same exact thing!!! Crystal only played 17 minutes, and Butler 6 minutes against MS. Megan is going to play during the tournament!!! How much she plays remains to be seen. During these last 6 games, the most important games of the season, Geno is going to need Megan. [U]Especially if Gabby can't go[/U]. No one looks at her as a freshman now. That does not mean she won't play like one. Megan is capable of playing good solid defense, and as Geno and his staff have/will stress, "focus on what you do well" at this time of the season. Your Crystal reference is spot on. Sometime during the summer, the light came on for her. No one knows the exact time or place, but it did come on!! I expect the same to happen for Megan. I also expect Megan to start [U]every game[/U] next season, and for the remainder of her time at UConn. Geno will have 2 openings in his starting lineup after Gabby and Kia graduate, and move on to the next level. I fully expect Megan and Azure to take their place. They've been the 6th and 7th man all year, and they'll likely be the only two he'll use off the bench during the tournament. It's the most "logical" progression and promotion. Who else on the bench is playing better than those two right now? As a starter, Megan's mindset and approach will change. To anyone that's even remotely thinking about either of the incoming freshmen starting...........................keep in mind how Geno feels about freshmen. They'll be too busy adjusting to the information overload, and the higher level of physical demands they'll encounter......................forget about it!!! :confused: PhillyCoach, I agree with your take above: [I]Megan has the physical skills to be great. Geno's system has worked well so far and he is the Man. The glass is [U]more[/U] than half full.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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