Carnac
That venerable sage from the west
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We’ll see. I thought I was the only “seer” here in the yard. You're forecasting future events. The last time Geno pulled a starter for the reason you stated was when he pulled Breanna Stewart ( and I believe Morgan Tuck) because they displayed body language in the prior game that he was not happy with.
The timing was also interesting in that it was the game before a huge game against a top ranked rival. Some posters here thought he pulled them to rest. I have no reason to doubt Geno’s reasoning or timing. Geno was adamant in his response to media inquiries about his reasons for doing so. UConn won both games.
The last time a UConn player lost their starting status was in 2014 when Kiah Stokes and Saniya Chong were replaced by Morgan Tuck and Kia Nurse after the Stanford loss. (Corrected below) Tuck and Nurse remained starters the rest of their time at UConn. Chong and Stokes both spent an appreciable amount of time in what Kara Wolters referred to (on her SNY pregame show) on several occasions as “casa de bow wow”.
ONO’s play will consistently improve each year. Barring injury, I don’t think Geno will be able to afford not to start her, especially if He is not able to bring in another tall post player. Again, we’ll see.
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