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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4543545, member: 9844"] I don't think we will see much of the inexperienced 5 as a unit, and only two are likely to be rotation players IMO. We may have 5 first year players, but we have quality and experience at 4 positions. The inexperience of KK, Ash and Q is not a big issue because if healthy we have 5 top options for positions 1-3. If Aubrey doesn't return we might need limited minutes from one of those three, but on paper if healthy they are emergency use players, kind of like Ines's role this year, but far more talented. Upfront it is entirely different. Thye 5 position has no proven experienced players. Although Ice and Jana might both be considered 4/5 type players on next year's team we need them at the 5. Between Ice, Jana and maybe Amari we need to cover the 5 minutes. I expect the first two to be good enough to be above average 5's from the get go, but we can't expect them to be anywhere close to as good as they will be by their junior or senior seasons. As the roster stands now there will be tremendous pressure on our new bigs, and with 4 out of 5 positions stacked, our only interest in the portal should first be a 5, second an experienced proven 5, and perhaps a grad transfer. If that type of player for a one year rental is not available we ride with the newcomers. [/QUOTE]