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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 5009903, member: 1673"] The fact that 6’6” Rigby, a transfer who was an all-star in her former conference, was the eleventh player in and only played at the end of the games, while the other ten players were rotational, reveals how deep the rotation was that year. The other ten players I mentioned were in the rotation, Rigby was not. The roster called for that type of rotation that year. In response to people thinking we have to have a deep rotation to succeed you challenge that and I have taken your side. When you seem to be saying that a seven player rotation or less is the ideal I take the position it depends upon the roster … and the coach for that matter. For example, from what I have seen from Hurley over a few years he appears to prefer at least eight, even when there is a drop off for the eighth. Whether he is right or you are, what he consistently puts into practice is different than the seven player rotation you often most often preach. Whether Bueckers plays 30, 35 or 40 does not preclude a rotation of 8 or more. You could add 8 players to Bueckers getting 40 minutes with them all averaging 20 minutes. My point is not to offer a counter hypothetical, it’s to dismiss those hypotheticals entirely as besides the point regarding depth of rotation. Looking at the past, UConn women have played beautiful basketball against elite teams with rotations of 8-10. Whether he is smart to play an eighth player not yet at the same level as the first seven, Hurley seems to do pretty well for himself playing at least eight. If you want to defend a seven player or less rotation as sufficient, then I am on your side. If you want to claim it as ideal I counter that it depends on the coach and roster. There really is not much more to discuss beyond that. [/QUOTE]

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