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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5133177, member: 12088"] 8 is a good number for a rotation, but 9 is a little unwieldy? And 10 just looks weird? Hmmm. I suspect we’re about to see a new phase of the season in which Geno tries even more different lineups — big lineups, small lineups, pressure lineups. Maybe not against ND or USC. Those two games may have a shorter rotation. But especially by the time conference play starts, I think the experimentation does too. Then Geno will get everyone on the court in one way or another. It may be that in the tournament the rotation contracts to 8 or even 7. But there’s plenty of time before that for everyone to have gotten their moment in the spotlight. By next March, they’ll all understand what they’ve earned and how to achieve even more the following season. Managing expectations is an important part of Geno’s job and I think he does it very well. [/QUOTE]