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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4669844, member: 12088"] [B]It's tempting to think of Aubrey as a starter[/B], since she started many games last year. But that doesn't seem to me to be her best role. She's a disruptor and plays in high energy bursts as in the Baylor game. That says 6th woman to me. I'd start Caroline before her, and that could be what happens on many nights. Also, I don't think there's any way Geno doesn't have Nika starting most games, which means Caroline or Aubrey only start in games where it makes sense to use one of them as a 4, and there will be a few of those. But in games where we want a big front line, I expect Ice will start next to Aaliyah and Aubrey and Caroline will come off the bench. On the much debated topic of Nika, I can picture her as a rotation player when you want to ratchet up the defensive intensity, maybe entering games with Aubrey -- especially in the 3rd quarter, which UConn has traditionally owned. But I doubt that's how Geno will see her. He has said repeatedly that she makes the team better when she's on the floor, and I think we saw ample evidence of this last season. It's not just the assists, or whatever points she scores, or her defensive intensity. It's that she communicates her intensity to whoever else is on the floor. [/QUOTE]