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Message: [QUOTE="Tank, post: 4112706, member: 10507"] I thought both UCONN and SC returned their FF lineups pretty much intact from last season. Why should UCONN players be shielded from early competition but SC, who has begun the season with the toughest schedule, not have to be? Or more importantly, [B]not want to be. They are hungry.[/B] The old days of UCONN WBB when they would play anyone, anywhere and anytime, and not worry about exposing a FF lineup to more than they can handle early on seems forgotten by some. This post was supposed to be in response to the OP, but the talk of trying to “shield” this team early on is ridiculous. Maybe why the Huskies are stuck on the FF stage, or why they get out rebounded these days by 20 boards, turn the ball over more and don’t have the same fight everyone is used to seeing in UCONN when they face good teams. Forget about trying to shelter this team early before the weak conference schedule starts. Throw them in the fire and see what you really have, get the most out of them early. And if they take a loss, learn from it and move on. That’s how the old teams built up their prowess and they never got out hussled or outworked. It’s like spoiling children early, makes them soft. And when they get hit they don’t know how to respond. Az had no business beating UCONN by ten, not even half the talent. They were fighters and scrappers though, and punched UCONN in the nose. Huskies need to get back to that as well or they are the most talented team once again but without the fight. It‘s either that or this collection of super talent just doesn’t have the mental fortitude and attitudes needed to get up and punch back. [/QUOTE]

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