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Message: [QUOTE="Bald Husky, post: 4104398, member: 11020"] Nika has to start, Nika has to start, Nika has to start. Should I say it again? The strength of our team is our perimeter players. When Nika started LY the offense, including Paige, did not suffer at all. Instead the intensity and defense improved. There can be ONO, and three very good players that can at times shoot the lights out, but all they need is the right person to get them the ball. Nika did that very well until she was injured in the NCAAs, so why change that. Our post scoring isn't doing any better than LY in MHO, so lets start from scratch and go back to what already has proven to work. Nika has shown that she can shoot, but that was occurring in the context of a game that she was already involved in, and not coming in cold from the bench. She has shown that she is a very good passer, her defense, and grit is what we really need out there along with our talented scorers. What do we have to lose, start her and sub from there. If we need more offense she will be subbed by Azzi or Caroline. To start a game I think Nika gives us a more balanced starting line up, and the bench can provide relief if adjustments are needed. [/QUOTE]