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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 5010122, member: 3535"] 1--- I’m asking you to read post #2 in this thread again that I wrote. Point being Geno is going to play everyone in blowouts (and I have also added “in comfortable wins.). I made a comment that he will not do that in tight close games. I specifically separated them. And as a result, I do not look at how you view “rotation”vs mine because I separate a lot. So for this team Geno imo will not go 10 deep and imo he never has. That’s because I look at things as a separation of tight, big games vs other. When you suggested UCONN has gone 10 deep – it seemed implied you were speaking of 99-00 adding Paige Sauer and Stacey Hansmeyer as examples? Back to this point and relating it to our current team in a moment. 2--- [B]But if you want me to break down what I think in tight games in the 1st month?-- PG's [/B][I]shared by Chen and KK and Paige.[/I][B] SG [/B][I]shared by Azzi and Ashlynn and Paige.[/I] [B]SF[/B] [I]Paige shared by Ashlynn and Sarah, [/I][B]PF[/B] [I]Sarah shared by Ice, Jana Paige, and Ayanna.[/I] [B]C [/B]B[I]etween Ice, Jana and Ayanna sprinkle in some Sarah. [/I][B]When Aubrey comes back if she is healthy she will bump either Ice or Ayanna (though I expect Ice to start the season).[/B] (Also very puzzled why you thought I feel less than 7 is ideal for this team if that is what you are implying when even post #2 on thsi thread I even said stretch to 8 is okay? Further, I even broke down minutes in big games for Paige and Azzi and Sarah – three positions – that left two positions open which I would think you would be able to easily assume at least two players for each of the other positions otherwise I would have mentioned others getting over 30 too. So that is 7 at a minimum. Not less than 7. 3--- Now in terms of “rotation” if Aubrey is able to bump someone if she does and that player no longer plays in big games, then I’m saying that is a nine player rotation Geno is using not 10. And using this same view how I look at things is that Paige Sauer and Stacy Hansmeyer were not part of a 10 player rotation in 99-00. Geno stopped using them in tight games overall. While I can’t get stats – I ask you to view the FF Penn State game on YT or Huskygames etc and with 1:58 left minuets left he puts in Paige (and Stacy and the announcer states how they accepted their roles.). In the Tenn game in Finals you can see wiht5:24 left Stcy ready to come in with a 26 point lead. Sure they were probably regular rotation at one point—but I’m looking at what’s he doing with special emphasis at the end So, I don’t view your point of UCONN playing 10 players as part of a regular rotation in tight big games as what Geno would like to do. I feel if done it was an anomaly. The same will happen this year more-than-likely. I cannot make my statement “absolute” but for purposes on here how often do I need to always say “imo?” And for the record I still don’t understand your point about Rigby and why you brought up her play at Santa Clara. IMO players can excel at smaller schools but struggle mightily at top 5 elite schools. [/QUOTE]

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