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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4809919, member: 197"] Yes, apologies in advance that this article is behind a paywall, and once again, as we are now at the beginning of the conference season, I have 5 30-day guest passes that I would love to share (PM if you want). That being said, The Athletic is suggesting what many of us have over the last week, during yesterday's game chat, and in the TX post game thread. This is in no way an opening to bash the effort of upperclassmen or banish them to a lesser or non-starting role, just a way to have some dialogue after seeing KK (9 pts in 24 min), Q (4 pts in 8), and Ash (7 pts in 11) on the court. [URL unfurl="true"]https://theathletic.com/5110286/2023/12/04/womens-college-basketball-rankings-uconn/[/URL] Some highlights - [B][U]Should UConn lean on its freshmen?[/U][/B] [I]After their first loss to Texas in program history and their earliest third loss in nearly 40 years, the Huskies have a lot of questions. [B]My hope is that Geno Auriemma turns to his youngest players to answer them[/B]. Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards will certainly be the foundation, but beyond them, the production from [B]the veterans hasn’t been noteworthy enough to earn legacy minutes ahead of this year’s rookies. First-years KK Arnold, Qadence Samuels and Ashlynn Shade were the only players to have non-negative plus-minuses against Texas,[/B] a continuation of a season-long trend for Arnold and Shade. That duo is shooting lights-out from the field, which the Huskies require around their two tent poles, Bueckers and Edwards. Arnold has made 53 percent of her 2-pointers and 60 percent of her triples while Shade has made a spectacular 77 percent of her 2s, a trend that continued even in a high-profile game against the Longhorns. Shade’s perimeter scoring almost helped UConn spring the upset in the fourth quarter. Samuels hasn’t had the same consistency of production but provides athleticism on the glass and as a wing defender, which the Huskies haven’t really been getting from Aubrey Griffin. It’s too early to write off this year’s UConn team altogether, but combined with last season,[B] it’s fair to say that the core group needs some shaking up[/B]. The Huskies actually have some depth if they use their bench.[B] It would be fun, and probably fruitful[/B], to see them play with more pace and space, and the young ones can help make that happen.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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