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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4400945, member: 9844"] Upfront if Aubrey is completely back she could keep players like Ice and Ayanna on the bench if they don't fit in quickly. Any one of those three on paper would appear to be a great backup at the 4, with Ice being a candidate at the 5 as well. With plenty of quality depth at the 4, she might wind up being the best candidate B for the wing. We can sustain an injury upfront and have a quality replacement, but for positions 1-3 we are vulnerable. It is possible with tight substitution patterns to have our main four players handle all but maybe 5 or 6 minutes there. Those minimal minutes right now look like a choice between a true guard (Inez) or a someone like Aubrey or Ayanna that might be more talented but playing a little out of position at the 3. But that is if everyone is healthy, when any of the main four are out, one from Inez, Aubrey and Ayanna becomes the main backup for three positions getting maybe 15-20 minutes a game, and another getting probably 5 or 6 in a limited role. Of course if it is Inez she would be used at the 1 or 2, and if Aubrey or Ayanna mostly the 3, with the other healthy players moving to cover the other two positions. So while initially she is in a battle for the most competitive position (4), there is a pretty high likelihood minutes will open up at the wing at some point during the season, making her development on the perimeter more important than if we were very deep there. [/QUOTE]