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Message: [QUOTE="Littlemin, post: 4231520, member: 10363"] It is funny to me, the importance people put on who starts, who is being used where, etc., etc. Uconn is seriously clicking right now, has basically run out to significant leads by the end of the 1st quarter for a couple of weeks but the starting lineup needs to be changed? Why, exactly? Fudd needs more shots, why exactly? Frankly, after reading about her shooting prowess for what seems like years on the board, I think she is a much better basketball player than she is a shooter and she is a very, very good but streaky shooter. And I think the minutes she is getting are well deserved and testament to that. She took 5 shots last night, had no ”Wow” stats at all but played 36 minutes,…….enough said! It is a team game and Auriemma recognizes the importance Muhl brings at the start of games, setting the Uconn tone with her intensity. She and Edwards absolutely put their stamp on the game defensively right from the start last night and Uconn never looked back. Despite very ragged offense, they still got out to a 9-0 lead, holding Nova scoreless for the first 4 minutes. Offense comes and goes, defense never rests and that is the end you win championships on. Muhl got 19 minutes last night, about 8 of them to start the game, and IMO, that is just about right. Anyway, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it is a rule of thumb that very much applies here IMO. [/QUOTE]