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[QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2525448, member: 1131"]
Who has said that the non-performance of the bench (thus far) is not a problem?  I don't think anyone disagrees with that; the issue is whether bench players should get significant game minutes in non-competitive games if they are not consistently performing up to expectations in practice.  Geno says no, and a lot of people here say yes.  Geno's approach has proven fairly viable over quite a long period of time.  I think you have to give credit to his view that if players get minutes that they haven't earned in practice, particularly if they are freshmen, then they are far less responsive to coaching during the rest of their UConn careers.  That is undoubtedly based on real experience.

Like everyone else, I would have liked to see what Megan or Mikayla could have done in last night's game -- maybe even if it meant losing the game.  But whether that is the best way to coach them in the long term is another question.

The only way that UConn could have "pranced" to an NC this year would be if Megan Walker were the second coming of Maya Moore (or even Nykesha Sales).  But she hasn't been, so it will be a tough road.  That is as it should be.
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