Aubrey's BACK!!

[DennieEddy]

Too bad they didn't announce it yesterday, I think there would have been many changes in the Prognostications that were submitted. On second thought I'm happy they waited, less work for me.

I'm sure you have macros, formulas, and short-cuts already set up in Excel, and all you have to do is push a button and the spreadsheet spits all the results out!!

 

[oldhusky]

Aubrey‘s return is great, but I’m wondering how line-up will work in some key scenarios. Aubrey is a key piece for rebounds and defense when playing taller aggressive teams. Would the big 3 (Paige, Azzi and Sarah) and Aubrey ever be on court at same time? If so, who would be player #5- it wouldn’t be a center but a ball handler, right? You wouldn’t sit Sarah just to have Aubrey in- Sarah is much more skilled even if a freshman- unless Aubrey’s minutes would be to give Sarah some rest. Would Aubrey then come in while Azzi or Paige sat for a rest? Jana (or Ice) plus Sarah and Aubrey at same time gives good rebounding, but except for Sarah, the other two aren’t strong on offense. Maybe Paige and Azzi plus those 3 (Jana, Sarah and Aubrey) would be okay to try, but then Paige or Azzi are running offense- teams could slack off on covering Aubrey and Jana- less offense but might be necessary for teams killing UConn on the boards. If Jana develops more game over rest of season, this will help tremendously- but she is freshman and returning from injury, so I’m not sure she will gain much more this year. Hope I’m wrong about her though

I think Aubrey on the court with Sarah, in addition to Paige and Azzi is quite possible. That could be as a 3/4 combo for Aubrey and Sarah, or as a 4/5 pairing. A little bit small ball, but still with pretty good rebounding and shot blocking has Aubrey at the 4 and Sarah at the 5. In that case you could have Paige at the 3, Azzi at the 2, and Kaitlin or KK at the point.

Teaming Aubrey and Sarah at the 3/4 in a bigger lineup with Jana at the 5 is also intriguing. Either could play the 3, but I think that would work the best with Sarah being the 3 on offense, and Aubrey being the 3 on defense. And you could still have Paige, now at the 1 and Azzi at the 2.