I get that Geno went with Evina in hopes of getting more offense but that is why I said, " If Evina was as effective offensively as she has been of late, stay with her, but that wasn't the case so why not split those 24 minutes evenly between Nika and Evina and see what Nika was able to do for the team with that additional 6 minutes."
And I wouldn't agree that Evina "would probably be hungrier", Nika is fiercely competitive. Also she may not personally put the ball in the basket as much as Evina but as a point guard making the overall offense more effective, I would argue, is a greater asset, which I believe Nika has shown she can do.
That's one way of looking at it but because the team won it shouldn't matter.
Geno decided to bring Evina off the bench in an effort to make her more productive both offensively & defensively and it has largely worked out to the benefit of the team.
If Nika were playing instead, what would have been different except the level of satisfaction of some fans?
Would you admit that changing any variable in the past tense could have also resulted in a UConn loss?
After all, a win is a win, and it's about respect for Geno's decisions that is really being discussed, and not whether Nika should have played more minutes or not.
Since UConn won a close game, it shows that Geno made the right choices for his team.
Maybe Geno has been watching video of past games and makes decisions based on past performances as a predictor of future performance.
If that's the case, then coaches only have hunches & opinions, just like posters on the BY.
If Evina wants to get drafted, then she has a lot of incentive to play at her best.