I wonder how Geno manages to keep his players
by NPaulTodd (2024-04-28 13:50:54)

In reply to: Over the Top or Overkill?  posted by dillon77

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They've had a deep roster and short rotation for a while now, but players don't seem to transfer out and apparently it isn't stopping new players from transferring in.

Amari DeBerry averaged 6.1 minutes per game over 3 years. For reference, that is less than Becky Obinma's 7.1 minutes this year. DeBerry was ranked 15 in her recruiting class, so she obviously expected to play, but it was pretty clear early on that she was never going to get meaningful minutes. Yet she stayed for 3 years?

What is Geno doing that Niele is not? He hasn't won a title in almost a decade. He has a long history of keeping a relatively short bench, so minutes shouldn't be expected. Yet he continues to land the top recruits and players that have been riding the bench seemingly assume that minutes are just around the corner. (I'm looking at you Ayanna Patterson.)

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