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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2611845, member: 5798"] There are a lot of things that go on behind the scenes that we (fans) don't know anything about. Natalie Butler was dealing with some "personal" issues during her time here that may or may not have effected her play. We never knew or heard about those challenges, nor should we have. They were [U]personal[/U]. I'm not making excuses for Megan or any of the other freshmen. Just reminding everyone that this is 2018. This group of freshmen are coming along in a different time and era then that of their predecessors. New level, new challenges. Every player responds differently at their own pace. Kia Nurse was able to function as a starter her freshman year after Chong's demotion. Nurse was NOT projected to be a starter as a freshman. She became one out of necessity. Because of her experience with the Canadian National Team, Nurse was able to step up, and step in when Geno needed her to. If you remember, this time last year, the light had not come on for Crystal yet. She was still feeling her way along, not completely sure of what she was doing, or suppose to do. No doubt these freshmen are experiencing a much different college experience than we did back in our day, or even that of their predecessors of only 15 years ago. The time for experimentation has expired. Geno has identified the 7 players he's going to go with these last 6 games. The rest of the reserves will be cheerleaders. Let's take a look at where the current freshmen are later in the year (November) at the start of the pre-conference portion of the season. Hopefully we'll all be pleasantly surprised at their growth and development at that point. Then we get to do this all over again with Williams, ONO and hopefully Eziyoda Magbegor. The tickets are sold, rehearsals are done. The show is about to begin. Let's root long and hard for old UConn. To barrow a phrase from Bill Belichick as we begin our journey, " [B]it's on to Columbus[/B]". :cool: [/QUOTE]

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