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Message: [QUOTE="PhillyCoach, post: 2611869, member: 6136"] Big Petunia hit the jackpot. Fact--Kia was needed as a frosh and made a major contribution (mostly defense.) Gabby wasn't needed as much and did not do as much. Lou was needed as the 5th starter and the shooter. She filled the bill, but not much more. Pheese was not needed and did her small part. Danger had her spot role and did pretty well, but wasn't ready to take over the PG from Chong. Danger had a role that she partly understood. Her Soph leap came when she understood her PG role. She had the physical & mental ability to fill that this year. The freshman impact was determined by what was required by the team/Geno. The Petunia Point --IMHO, the key point to explain Megan's dilemma is--"[B][U]Megan has been less impactful as a Freshman than she might have otherwise been because a larger role for her wasn't required. That's a luxury that Geno can afford. [/U][/B] Those extraordinary feats were not required since she was the 7th player on this deep team. Geno had that luxury of demanding more and thinking long term. One more piece of evidence is--other frosh around the country who are tearing up the NCAA. At Baylor, Morris had to step in for the injured PG. The Texas A&M frosh was needed as a scorer/leader and was impactful. Those outstanding frosh were put into a position where they got the game time, practice time, and full support of the coaches and team. It was required and necessary. Not so for Megan. Thanks for that insight Big Petunia!! [/QUOTE]

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