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IMO, effort at practice should always be there. I could understand what their thought process could be during a game. Loose 50/50 ball, do I go in hard knowing I might end up with an injury? IMO, probably not worth it in the grand scheme of things.
I agree on 95% of what you say but I differ a little on this belief. A player can't ever play scared. I believe in avoiding collisions if possible but the college game is pretty physical. If a player is not ready for it then they will not play much as a freshman. I see plenty of skilled players week in and week out get pushed off of the ball. Even the most technical players on my player's team can mix it up.
If you look at the SoCal 2016 players that are playing significant minutes in college not one of them took it easy this year including Korniak at Colorado. There have been quite a few SoCal freshman that have made an impact this year and I expect to see many familiar names on conference all freshman teams including