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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 2562763, member: 8636"] I contend that UConn can actually play with 5. College basketball games are only 40 minutes long with constant stops and starts. IMO with just our starting 5 and nothing else we are already better than last year. They play one, maybe two games a week. Bill Walton in an interview on NPR once said that college basketball players do not need to be taken out to rest. I believe Geno knows this. IMO Geno's trying to see if he has substitutes that will actually pick his team up, improve what may be happening on the floor. I would argue that that almost never happens. The 5 starters are all among the best players in America and they play as a cohesive unit. Another motivation for Geno to substitute is of course player development. UConn is a program that rarely experiences "rebuilding" when players graduate. So, we naturally care about Megan. I think the Boneyard spends too much energy harping on these subs. Either they get it or they WON'T, then someone else will. Geno is looking for sparks. Even Z is inconsistent in providing that and UConn isn't in the business of trading baskets with people. (I agree that she saved the day at Notre Dame) [/QUOTE]