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Message: [QUOTE="Longtime fan, post: 2999517, member: 7093"] The bench players, as a group, are still trying " not to screw up" when they are in with the starters. The beauty of the USF game was, " it was all on them." There was no one to defer to. No one to rescue them. If all they did was try " not to screw up" they would embarrass themselves by putting up zero points against a severely weakened, largely freshman-dominated, team. And they showed some prospect of blossoming. But that will not carry over, until and unless they get more such experiences. They should play the entire game against Temple, for example, who will be no challenge for the starters at all. If the starters play a lot, it should be 100 -2 at the end of the half( if anyone besides Walker can hit an outside shot). But the bench players do " revert" to form when inserted with the starting group. Against ND, that might be fine. "Don't screw up, provide a starter some rest, and give the ball to Katy-Lou." But they will not grow, contribute or improve if that remains their style. They need to be forced to perform under meaningful game conditions. [/QUOTE]