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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3594584, member: 10435"] No one is suggesting that you set up a rotation of players and just stick with it no matter who you play or how you are playing. This isn't rec basketball. What is being suggested is that we finally have a bench so that means that you can rest your best players at times in the games. The logical and proper way that happens is with substitutes by position. No, you don't put Piath in for 10 minutes against South Carolina. But when Boston goes out, maybe Liv does too and Piath spells her. No one is suggesting either that you press and trap for 40 minutes as a matter of course irrespective of the opponent or score. What I was suggesting is from Gens's lips last season. The change in defense changed the movement on the offense according to him. I will give you proof. Watch an earlier league game at random and then watch the last two games of the AAC tourney. The ball movement in the half court offense in the tourney was light years ahead. The speed of the game changed. It wasn't plodding, it was fast paced with fast ball movement with several passes and open shots. Did they suddenly all just get it? Nope. The defense became higher pitched and more aggressive and it translated into offense and sped up the game whether by transition baskets or in the half court set. If we can have CW play 30 non-tired minutes where she doesn't have to be on the floor, it's better than 36 pushed and stretched out minutes. As the season goes on, it wears you down. Here is another point. I think in the last 3 we were a tired team and it became a factor because we had no bench. If you can get your subs to do a creditable job, it changes everything. Yes, some of the frosh will go through an Anna like phase for sure. There is only one way out of it. Harder work at practice and PT. The points made above about foul trouble and player movement are right on the money. Especially in league play, you can go out after that third foul with a position bench and your sub doesn't have to play "no fouls" defense that you would have to play while you were in. I've watched our recruits and they are legit UCONN players. There is no way they are going to be sitting most of the time while only 6-7 players play. If there are special circumstances like a top 5 team that's different and even then Geno might surprise you. Finally, no one is saying that you only have a press on defense and no offense. That's not basketball. What I am saying is I look at the turnaround last year, I look at the talent returning and the talent and speed of these freshmen, two of whom, Mir and AE, are very solid defenders (Paige is a given) and I see a pressing and trapping team that we are going to love watching. [/QUOTE]

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