Tonyc
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A couple of thoughts after reading these threads. I dont see anybody not getting enough earned playtime. We have so many top players on the roster not to play them. They all need to be developed for this seasons future and beyond. Some will develop faster then others and those coming back from injury will come back at their own pace also. With that said having the roster we have is a good thing because many of these kids coming back from injury may not be able to play alot of minutes and the concern of reinjury wont be some much of a concern.
Chen brings experience to a very young and talented team. Last season we lacked experience and enough scorers. Chen is here for one season and that gives those coming back from injury time and those youngsters time to develop and learn the system. The addition of Chen gives us another option at the point and a point who can score and more importantly play defense. She will not take anybody's place. She will allow everybody else to develop with the undue pressure of having to score much like we had last season. She also is another option so we wont have to worry about foul trouble or being tired from playing to many minutes.
I am looking forward to seeing the improvement in Ash KK Q and Ice all who played alot of minutes last season. They gained alot of experience and helped UConn to the FF. With Aubrey coming back and Chen now committed our defense is going to be even better. I believe alot of us havent really thought about how much more improved our defense will be.
This is a loaded roster with some of the best WCBB players in the country. They are going to be very tuff to beat. They also have players who need time to get back on track and players who need experience to develop. With the addition of Chen that answers that question. We dont have to play injured players or inexperienced players for long minutes, like we did last season.
If there is one thing we lack its another big. Perhaps we get one and perhaps we dont. It may not effect us as much as we think because we have Jana. A healthy Jana will fill that gap. Geno has said he likes what he sees in Jana and that she is very athletic. With Ice getting significant time last season and Sarah coming in along with Yana coming back from injury we have the height that we lacked last season.
Those of you concerned about players taking other players position or not getting enough playtime I dont see it. Players coming back from injury are going to need time to readapt and players who havent played college ball are going to need to to develop and more importantly gain confidence. There will be plenty of time for everybody because not everybody will be ready at the start of the season.
Chen brings experience to a very young and talented team. Last season we lacked experience and enough scorers. Chen is here for one season and that gives those coming back from injury time and those youngsters time to develop and learn the system. The addition of Chen gives us another option at the point and a point who can score and more importantly play defense. She will not take anybody's place. She will allow everybody else to develop with the undue pressure of having to score much like we had last season. She also is another option so we wont have to worry about foul trouble or being tired from playing to many minutes.
I am looking forward to seeing the improvement in Ash KK Q and Ice all who played alot of minutes last season. They gained alot of experience and helped UConn to the FF. With Aubrey coming back and Chen now committed our defense is going to be even better. I believe alot of us havent really thought about how much more improved our defense will be.
This is a loaded roster with some of the best WCBB players in the country. They are going to be very tuff to beat. They also have players who need time to get back on track and players who need experience to develop. With the addition of Chen that answers that question. We dont have to play injured players or inexperienced players for long minutes, like we did last season.
If there is one thing we lack its another big. Perhaps we get one and perhaps we dont. It may not effect us as much as we think because we have Jana. A healthy Jana will fill that gap. Geno has said he likes what he sees in Jana and that she is very athletic. With Ice getting significant time last season and Sarah coming in along with Yana coming back from injury we have the height that we lacked last season.
Those of you concerned about players taking other players position or not getting enough playtime I dont see it. Players coming back from injury are going to need time to readapt and players who havent played college ball are going to need to to develop and more importantly gain confidence. There will be plenty of time for everybody because not everybody will be ready at the start of the season.