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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4567091, member: 11664"] Geno has also needed to make decisions similar to the one involving Owusu and no doubt will need to again in the future. Players can lose their edge or a step due to injury, and when others step up then roles on the team can change along with PT decisions. That's happened in the past with Anna Makurat as her PT & production declined, and to a lesser extent with Evina. It can depend on the other players that are or are not available and their production and how they fill their roles. I expect that next year Geno's circumstances & PT decisions can produce a lot of surprises. At least Piath Gabriel can seek a 5th year to keep improving her chances of playing more just like Mir McLean after her major injury. Just as easily as some players can improve their skills & up their game, others can lose them. Athletes aren't machines and coaches can have some time restrictions & ambivalence regarding what they can accomplish during & after a player's absence. Constantly having new players emerge & develop during a season can lead to any player to sit if the coach is constantly analyzing performances objectively. They're getting paid to try to have a perfect season & win conference & NC's. They're loyalty is to their program, school & career and not to any particular player that may cost the team. There's many decisions that coaches need to make when there's a lot of extra bench talent & no time or forgiveness for making errors in judgment. The coaches have a boss that evaluates their decisions too along with the many 1000's of fans watching on TV. [/QUOTE]

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