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Message: [QUOTE="ballerfan, post: 4108102, member: 11596"] [MEDIA=youtube]fAyCMJvFpBE:304[/MEDIA] I think these are the most important quotes from Geno. “I’m glad there wasn’t a stand around and watch Page play. You know, sometimes people think that, you know, that that’s what we are. And don’t get me wrong. It’s fun watching her play like in the third quarter, but we have to have a team where we can go in a lot of different directions to try to get our points in.” “E’s had two great games, you know, we’ve only played two, and she’s played great in both of them. And for me that’s what you want for your upperclassmen to do, you know, to be able to set an example and know that, umm, that there isn’t anything that happens in a game that they can’t handle.” “We probably don’t run enough plays for Paige because it would be too easy for us to just, you know, let’s run a play for Paige, let’s run a play for Paige, let’s run a play for Paige. I think everyone else would get a little bit like, why? There’s more to basketball than that, right?” Because I’m a recent poster to the BY, I probably shouldn’t pontificate on things, and some people are going to disagree. But I’m just going to state briefly what, in my opinion, is one of the most difficult challenges for UConn. From the moment Paige arrived in the program, she has been a destabilizing presence for the upperclassmen, especially CW, but also for Geno, who has dealt with other talented, hyped freshmen but never anything like the media and social media juggernaut of Paige Bueckers. And, as Geno said, she was better than advertised. Paige didn’t score much yesterday. They didn’t run plays for her. They didn’t pass her the ball. And it didn’t matter yesterday because CW, one of my favorite players in recent times, had a great game against a weak opponent. But I think if Geno can’t figure out how to balance Paige’s central role on the team with the needs of the other players, if he doesn’t let Paige lead the team with her basketball IQ, UConn might not have the ability to win a NC. [/QUOTE]

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