For the Nebraska women’s basketball team, even the best players are going to spend a decent amount of time on the bench.
Each season is a little different, but an ideal style for Husker coach Amy Williams is to have 10 players play double-figure minutes per game, using different weapons on offense and playing high-possession games.
And Williams tells the players if they’re playing as hard as they need to, especially on defense and rebounding, they’re going to be so tired that they need to come to the bench for a rest.
Williams wants to play a lot of players with impactful minutes because she doesn’t want players to have to conserve their energy when they’re in the game.