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Message: [QUOTE="Roger G, post: 2533165, member: 7083"] Just about everything has been said on this subject, but one point I believe needs to be added to this discussion. Geno does not need the freshmen to win a National Championship this year. He needs the top six (or even only the top five) to play really, really excellent ball to win a National Championship this year. If people are saying the freshmen need playing time in games to become serviceable players, how much more do the top players need ample time, huge amounts of time, to become amazing players. What we saw in the Texas game is another team playing UConn fairly evenly. And that was not even the number two, three, or four team. One does not put a lock on a National Championship by playing teams about as well as they play you. You have got to go out and play great ball every game in the tournament. We've seen Geno win 11 National Championships and probably become a little complacent and at least subconsciously start to think that it is an easy task. It is not. It has to be grueling for all involved. And the only way to do it is if everyone puts in the work. The freshmen will be needed at some point, probably two years from now. However, the top six are needed to be at peak performance in a few weeks. They need the time more than anybody if the goal is true excellence and a National Championship. That is what I hope is the goal. If the goal is mediocrity, let them share the time equally. Otherwise, let them earn their time playing against really good practice players. Then maybe they can contribute to winning a National Championship. [/QUOTE]

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