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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4119340, member: 3535"] Yes it definitely hurt her for game 3. But just like in the NCAA Tourney - why UCONN remains the number 1 women’s basketball program in cbb; it's because they are[B] always [/B]playing for a title in the last week of the season (13 straight years?), in tourneys; he gets his teams to be in it the last week. And no other team in Div 1 modern 1980's+ era can claim that or is within a couple of games of what he's done in the last 13 it. So in this case, after the Minny game was decided, the most important game was not SC but USF. Unlike Stanford, UCONN didn't allow a non-top 10 team to beat them this year -- so far. That's why you don’t overlook USF to play SC. Had to beat USF 1st. And that's why you play Evina. As a result, this helps your seeding in the long run which is also extremely crucial. Thus, I think winning the game is more important ,and imo developing cohesion among your big time players is far more important than developing the bottom tier of the bench. Additionally, I think playing your stars and having the prolonged success that UCONN has enjoyed over the years nearly ensures UCONN will maintain getting the top tier players. As a result, we're in a phenomenal loop of success that we can easily project that at least this year and next we remain a beast barring catastrophic injuries. [/QUOTE]