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Message: [QUOTE="cferraro04, post: 4538217, member: 267"] True...while for the most part, the comments weren't there...it doesn't mean that they are still showing signs of being mentally and physically worn-out. I say signs because finishing the game with only 7 turnovers while forcing 15 gives one pause if you are trying to make the mentally fatigued argument. However, it is obvious that Aaliyah is still in a funk. The players are still banged up as you can see that they are more fragile with the contact. There isn't a game that goes by lately where we fans aren't wincing when Muhl or Lopez-Senechal go down. Tonight when the announcer started talking about Dorka's wrist when she fell...I immediately thought oh no! Then there is the stress and mental energy that goes into playing every game knowing that you can't foul...if you foul out you could be the reason why the team loses. Tonight you saw the benefit of having just one elite player coming off the bench...Ducharme played 21 crucial minutes giving our players some time to rest. If and when we get Azzi back...while her offense will help...the big benefit will be our players won't be as tired and will get away with playing less minutes. As a result the margin of error will get greater and every play will not need to be such a grind. Teams will not be able to pack the middle and they will have to get out and run with UConn which will play right into UConn's strengths. We will have more consistent and frequent three point shooting which will open the lanes up for our bigs. [/QUOTE]

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