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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 2504532, member: 7511"]
A couple comments about freshmen.  No matter how hard you work in practice, you still have to be able to perform in games to earn Geno's trust.  In the past, some freshmen have stepped up simply because there was no one else available.  Steph, Bria, Kia and to some extent, Lou, all had open starting spots on the team with no clear cut player ahead of them.  This year, you had the core-4 + Danger & Z.  Not a lot of opportunity to get PT and gain Geno's trust.  To MW's credit, she's established herself as a key member of the rotation.

Geno is looking for another guard.  AEH got some early minutes, but appears to be dealing with some personal issues at home.  Molly has not faired well in her limited time on the court and Gordon is clearly not ready yet,  That leaves Mikayla who has been getting some minutes with mixed results.  Really good, particularly on defense vs Duquesne.  That earned her more PT vs Memphis, but her performance was not so good.  Yesterday vs ECU, in limited minutes, was her best stretch of the season imo.  My hope and expectation is that Mikayla settles into the 3rd guard role earning 15-20 minutes of PT per game backing up both Danger & Kia.
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