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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 2525234, member: 6034"] I have to say that. although I mostly count myself among the faithful, in this case heresy seems to have a lot going for it. Geno stated on TV at the end of this game that he needs to get more from his bench. That's obvious, and to me should go without saying. But what's puzzling (to me, anyway) is his reluctance to help make that possible by giving his freshman (and Irwin) some substantial minutes from the get go in the very large number of one-sided games UCONN has played, and will play, this year. The numbers listed above seem to me particularly telling. If playing in actual games is essential to player development, then play them. Full disclosure: I'm first of all an Oregon homer (with UCONN a close second), but, after watching every game played by both teams this year and last, I have to say that imo Graves does a much better job developing freshman that, in the case of this year and with the exception of Satou Sabilly, are less talented than Combs and Gordon, and never make anyone's list as the "best of x" as did Walker. And he does that by giving them minutes throughout every game (about 20 for Sabilly, 12 for Maley, and almost 10 for Aiuso). Do they make a lot of stupid mistakes? You bet. Are they inconsistent? Ditto. But they also get better, and that in turn makes Sabilly and Maley especially able to contribute in close/tough games, as well as in blow outs. Of course, part of this likely has to do with the makeup of both rosters: there aren't 4 or 5 (or more) potential all-Americans on the Ducks. But I don't think that's the whole story, and it's the one area--maybe the only one--in which Geno might rethink how he manages minutes. [/QUOTE]

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