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Message: [QUOTE="visitingcock, post: 4787679, member: 6872"] Guys: Y'all lost ONE game, Thus, y'all think the winningest Coach ([I]in important games[/I]) in the history of wbb is playing the wrong lineup? SHEESH! Now, y'all have made a point over the years that Geno doesn't use a big enough rotation. Well, I firmly believe that most coaches should attempt to have a ten woman rotation. And yes, 6-10 should get some first half minutes; not just mop up. Play your freshmen against other team's first stringers and let them learn from it. No, I don't advocate the use of a platoon system; but try to have at least one of the 6-10 players on the court most of he time in quarters 2 and 3. Geno probably disagrees with that notion because he wants absolute cohesion in the first string to be built through playing time and my opinion certainly can't compare with how he leads the sport's most successful program but: If you have the talented depth, use it. Dawn is doing it more this (short) season than ever before. We have only one player who hasn't seen time during contested first half minutes. So far its working better than the [B]5+2[/B][I]+2[/I]+bench she used in the past. And each of our lower ranked freshman (Jah and Johnson) have made significant first half contributions in at least one game. (Jah vs Notre Dame, Johnson vs Maryland.) BTW I'm almost as happy about Jah as you guys are about Qadence. Weren't they both ranked in the 40s? [B]I think the disastrous injuries of last year are still messing with y'all mentally. Players and fanbase.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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