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Message: [QUOTE="Tonyc, post: 4522480, member: 73"] It has looked to me that we lack energy and when you lack energy its a sign you need to rest. Over the past few games we look like we cant go like we were going a week ago. We are not there right now. IMO the first thing we need is to get our minds off basketball for a while. I would not practice on Thursday or Friday. We need the rest to have a chance moving forward. If we dont rest now we are not going to play any better moving forward. I know SC is on Sunday and I will be there. But if we dont take a break now when do we take that break and get some rest. With our schedule moving forward it wont happen. All we keep hearing is we're mentally and physically exhausted. Hey no practice for 2 days and maybe go to the movies or play cards just to get our minds off basketball. Their bodies know what to do. A couple of days off wont make us play any worst. A couple of days off will clear our minds and rest our bodies. Yeah its SC and we wanna win but our health moving forward is what we need to focus on now. We wont beat SC without resting right now. The beating we've been taking every game has taken its toll on us. You saw it the past few games. Lou and Aaliyah have played every game and alot of minutes and its beginning to show. Look at their last two games. They need a rest. Their past 2 games they havent been the same. IMO they lack energy and that means they need time off from the game. Their bodies know what to do and if their bodies and minds have a couple of days off they will respond. Every game from here on out is going to be physically and mentally exhausting. Its not going to get any better it will get worse if we dont take some time to rest. Geno said on his show that theyve cut practices back to about an hour and 25 minutes. We are at a point right now where we need alot of rest and with our schedule thats not gonna happen. So take practice off for 2 days and come back on Saturday for a short practice and shoot around and come into the SC rested. Our schedule has been a Marathon not a sprint. Let me end with this. Caroline and Azzi will not be ready for a while yet so dont count on them bailing us out. Our schedule is not going to change any time soon so dont count on that. We are not in a good place right now. The only answer is Rest Now because we need it. [/QUOTE]

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