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vowelguy said:
Has Geno EVER done situational starting? I cannot think of one such case.

Geno adjusts *playing time*, not starting.
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I want to say that Geno started Kiah over Stef in one game last year, but I may be mistaken and would have to check. Other than that I cannot recall any situational adjustments to the starting lineup in recent years; only injury or Senior / homecoming game type things.

Edit: after checking The UCONN website I see I was mistaken. The only deviation last year was that KML started one game in place of Doty, when Doty sat out a game.
 
VAMike23 said:
I want to say that Geno started Kiah over Stef in one game last year, but I may be mistaken and would have to check. Other than that I cannot recall any situational adjustments to the starting lineup in recent years; only injury or Senior / homecoming game type things.
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According to the UConn website, Kiah didn't start any games.
 
blackbird said:
Second year in a row people are forgetting she's our best player. You think she would have proved it, considering she was our best player in pretty much every single big game Uconn played.
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Big Game Bria was a 1st team All-American last year. The only one on the team. Bria will start.
 
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ericsandiego said:
Game 1 - Caroline, Bria, Kelly, KML, Stef

Game 39 - Caroline, Bria, Kelly, KML, Stef

I think there are other lineups that would allow for better scoring or better mismatches against other teams, but when Geno's had the option, he's NEVER started freshmen if he doesn't have to...
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Barring injury, the chances that Caroline won't start all season are slim to none. Geno has said that he won't let her warm up, then sit the bench and get stiff before brings her in.
 
I think I found something we can all agree on.
Regardless of who starts we will have the best bench ever in the history of WCBB.
 
Sonny44 said:
I think I found something we can all agree on.
Regardless of who starts we will have the best bench ever in the history of WCBB.
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No. Not even close to the best UConn bench.
 
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GA might keep KML on the bench as the 6th man again, to bring that spark off the bench (like what RM is doing over at CTSun), just a thought....
 
What I think is much more interesting than this fairly, um, predictable exchange, is the question about how long the starters will stay in, and the mixing and matching that Geno will do with his pretty amazing fire-power. It is going to depend on how they practice, who we are playing, where we are playing, and any number of other things. Barring injuries, it is going to be a deliciously interesting feast of a year. I am looking forward with even more than the usual delight!!
 
GA might keep KML on the bench as the 6th man again, to bring that spark off the bench (like what RM is doing over at CTSun), just a thought....
 
semper said:
What I think is much more interesting than this fairly, um, predictable exchange, is the question about how long the starters will stay in, and the mixing and matching that Geno will do with his pretty amazing fire-power. It is going to depend on how they practice, who we are playing, where we are playing, and any number of other things. Barring injuries, it is going to be a deliciously interesting feast of a year. I am looking forward with even more than the usual delight!!
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Great point, semper. Geno will make changes fast and furious. I would bet we will see 7 or 8 different groups of players on the floor during the course of a game.
 
Sonny44 said:
I think I found something we can all agree on.
Regardless of who starts we will have the best bench ever in the history of WCBB.
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You probably missed the thread where Olde Coach essentially made this same statement. I'll pose this in the form of a quiz. A former squad had 10 eventual WNBA players/draftees, 5 Olympians, and 2 greatest players in the world at their positions. At least two out of the threesome Doty, Buck and Banks will have to far surpass expectations for that feat to be duplicated, and that's assuming that everyone else will deliver on expectations by the end of their careers. Can you name the year of that other squad?

Hint: They did not win the championship that year, though the first six games of that season featured what some have claimed was the best college basketball they've witnessed.
 
I am guessing it was the 1999-2000 team. The book written about them is so great, I wish the author would do another one with this year's UConn team.
 
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I know I haven't posted here often in a long time, but I believe hell has frozen over...I agree with doggydaddy! I think the starting line-up all season barring injury will be Caroline, Bria, KML, Faris and Stef. He will tinker with in game lineups depending on matchups. And during crunch time...I think we will probably see Stewart on the floor. The rest of our team has too much talent and experience to not be on the floor at the end of the game. Anyone who thinks Kelly Faris won't be playing the last minutes of close games is crazy...she almost singlehandedly won a game in the FF last year.
 
MarieM said:
GA might keep KML on the bench as the 6th man again, to bring that spark off the bench (like what RM is doing over at CTSun), just a thought....
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We may not have a sixth woman, we may have a second wave. :D
 
John Fryer said:
Well, with just 10 days until Opening Night, I thought it would be interesting to share my ideas about how I see UConn's starting lineup shifting as the season progresses.

First Game Lineup:

Bria, Caroline, KML, Kelly and Stef.

First/Second BE game:

Bria, KML, Breanna, Kelly and Stef.

BE Tournament and NCAA's:

Moriah, KML, Breanna, Morgan and Stef/Kiah (situational - depening upon who we are playing).

Peace,

John Fryer
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I know I'm a little late jumping in here, but gonna have to agree more with doggy. Here's my prediction assuming no injuries, (when they come, as they always do, there will be changes):

First game Lineup:
Hartley, Doty, KML, Faris, Dolson

Senior Nite Lineup:
Hartley, Doty, KML, Faris, Buck.

And that's it. I could see a game here or there where Doty doesn't start due to her knee acting up, but other than that, it seems pretty straight forward to me.
 
diggerfoot said:
You probably missed the thread where Olde Coach essentially made this same statement. I'll pose this in the form of a quiz. A former squad had 10 eventual WNBA players/draftees, 5 Olympians, and 2 greatest players in the world at their positions. At least two out of the threesome Doty, Buck and Banks will have to far surpass expectations for that feat to be duplicated, and that's assuming that everyone else will deliver on expectations by the end of their careers. Can you name the year of that other squad?

Hint: They did not win the championship that year, though the first six games of that season featured what some have claimed was the best college basketball they've witnessed.
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Was just gonna post about this. IMO anyway. 2000-2001 team started, at least until injuries, Ralph, Abrosimova, Shumaker, Bird and Cash I believe. Which left Williams, Jones, KJ, Taurasi and Battle coming off the bench (along with Conlon, Valley, Rigby and Czel) and Moore was red-shirted that year.
 
ucbart said:
I know I haven't posted here often in a long time, but I believe hell has frozen over...I agree with doggydaddy! I think the starting line-up all season barring injury will be Caroline, Bria, KML, Faris and Stef. He will tinker with in game lineups depending on matchups. And during crunch time...I think we will probably see Stewart on the floor. The rest of our team has too much talent and experience to not be on the floor at the end of the game. Anyone who thinks Kelly Faris won't be playing the last minutes of close games is crazy...she almost singlehandedly won a game in the FF last year.
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I think you would be surprised on how often we agree.....lol.

Hey, you had 3 posts in September! Welcome back!
 
meyers7 said:
Was just gonna post about this. IMO anyway. 2000-2001 team started, at least until injuries, Ralph, Abrosimova, Shumaker, Bird and Cash I believe. Which left Williams, Jones, KJ, Taurasi and Battle coming off the bench (along with Conlon, Valley, Rigby and Czel) and Moore was red-shirted that year.
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That's what I meant! I got my years mixed up.
 
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meyers7 said:
Was just gonna post about this. IMO anyway. 2000-2001 team started, at least until injuries, Ralph, Abrosimova, Shumaker, Bird and Cash I believe. Which left Williams, Jones, KJ, Taurasi and Battle coming off the bench (along with Conlon, Valley, Rigby and Czel) and Moore was red-shirted that year.
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The 99-00 bench with KJ, Williams, Jones, Hansmeyer, & Sauer wasn't too shabby either.
 
vowelguy said:
The 99-00 bench with KJ, Williams, Jones, Hansmeyer, & Sauer wasn't too shabby either.
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We have been blessed as UConn fans with some terrific teams.

I don't know who is better, but Stewart, Buck, Tuck, Banks, Stokes and Jefferson are an amazing bench.
 
doggydaddy said:
We have been blessed as UConn fans with some terrific teams.

I don't know who is better, but Stewart, Buck, Tuck, Banks, Stokes and Jefferson are an amazing bench.
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We may look back on this bench someday and be amazed. :) Let's hope so.
 
The 2001 year had an amazing bench. Can any other team in the history of wcbb say they had a bench with two future Olympians?

The 2012 bench has that potential. Will be fun to watch.
 
Lets review some important points:

I've always thought that if Ms Caroline is to resemble the player of yore it would be this season, two years removed from injury as per an earlier poster and as I so noted last year.

But if Caroline is as last year, Ms Banks is a revelation and the frosh are as advertised, then it is altogether possible that as the season progresses her starting spot may be reconsidered; Geno's warmup discussion notwithstanding.
We're not running a lonely hearts club here

It was earlier also mentioned that Stewie thrived against college competition as a high-schooler. Is that not a bit of a mischaracterization?...Wouldn't it be more accurate to state that she was the most dominant player on the floor as a high school kid in an all-star college situ. I think few of us expect less from her at UConn. I don't know if that guarantees her a starting slot or not.

I think John's idea is based on the theory (as again earlier stated) that this group could possibly be the most gifted class of all time. And that if they are ready to perform at the highest level, w/o the usual 1st year adjustment and if that sheer talent is demonstrated at both ends of the court in a manner so profound and self-evident, then Geno might be compelled to at least to consider an arrangement such as John suggests.

And being the outstanding coach he is, he will not necessarily follow precedent just for the sake of continuity.
But of course Caroline might also be a revelation as well as Kiah, Banks, Buck...
 
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