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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3453346, member: 199"] In the OPs 2001 season unfortunately it came down to injures taking two of the starters off the court and the bench did get shorter and that unnamed freshman threw bricks at her first FF and Uconn lost. On the Olympic teams while Geno had 12 great players he generally played ten and had two as emergency players Asjha and Swin (Asjha being essential against Australia.) Geno plays the players he has confidence in and on occasion he plays the players he has to because they are the best of the rest. He doesn't start freshman except he does when he has no better option - DT and Maya as freshman started mid season because of injuries - Pheesa and then Lou started as freshman when Saniya and Gabby failed. Bria and Stef started from their second game as freshmen because Buck and Dixon couldn't displace them. With Danger graduating and the current 5th starter a bit of a rotating door, there will be two places at least open for freshmen and a red shirt competing with the current freshmen. And the bench will be a competitive place as well. Should be interesting, and minutes will need to be earned. Consistency will be a primary consideration. [/QUOTE]