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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2036297, member: 1131"] Most of you will recall that two years ago, two days before the first game in Storrs against South Carolina, UConn played Memphis. After only 2 or 3 minutes, Geno pulled Stewie and Tuck, and ever since he has said that it was because their heads weren't where they needed to be for that game. I've never bought that. I think he knew that there would be a grueling practice on Sunday, and he didn't want them running themselves ragged for three days in a row, with the third day being the Monday night game against the Gamecocks. I'm wondering if something similar will happen tomorrow against SMU. Maybe Geno will start a lineup such as Butler / Irwin / Bent / Dangerfield / Chong, and let them try to beat SMU with only minimal help from the other regular starters. Maybe he will find some reason to pull some of the starters out after only a few minutes, probably using a different pretext than he did two years ago. Or maybe he will just remove the starters in the first half when UConn only has a 15 point lead, and let the bench try to hold that lead. Frankly, I hope we see something like that. As a fan, I would like to see the bench players take responsibility for winning a real game against a real opponent, if not a particularly distinguished one. If they aren't getting it done, he can always put the starters in during the game, but I hope he doesn't have to. [/QUOTE]