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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 2525997, member: 1131"] And how is this different from the way that Geno has coached from Day 1? He has made disparaging public comments (often with a sarcastic grin) about nearly every player whose name is on the wall and who made it onto Olympic teams. Apparently it worked with them. He has acknowledged that the freshmen who aren't playing have all the physical talent that they need to play well and make a contribution. He has even said that they have shown it at UConn, but not on a consistent basis, so he doesn't know what he will get if he puts them in the game. His method makes more sense to me than the approach used with Carter at TA&M or with Kelsey Mitchell as a freshman at Ohio State a few years ago. Let them come in, crank up shots, not play defense, not coordinate with the rest of the team, etc. That may lead to some gaudy scoring stats, but it doesn't lead to good team play, and it doesn't lead to them developing better habits later on in their college careers. If Ms. Carter at A&M were on the UConn roster, should would probably have been attached to the pine last night, and justly so, based on how I saw her play against Tennessee (even though A&M got a victory). Those of you who are saying that this year's freshmen should get more game experience need to ask whether that would have been the right move for freshman Gabby Williams, freshman Napheesa Collier, freshman Crystal Dangerfield, or freshman KLS. Would they be as good as they are now if they had gotten to play as freshmen without learning the UConn system and playing within the team concept? And how would UConn have fared last night if they had never grasped that? [/QUOTE]

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