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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5009523, member: 12088"] I don’t think there’s quite so much mystery about the defense and the position assignments. Geno has 5 returning players with substantial experience of his defense: Paige KK Ash Ice and Q. This points to a typical 3 guard offense with KK and Paige sharing the pg duties. And he’s got 2 more returning from injury — Azzi who has most of two seasons experience, and Jana who has six months or more of practice experience. This core seven will play a lot in November as the new kids gradually fit themselves in and the other veterans gradually return from injury. Paige Ash KK Ice and Jana are my prediction for opening day starters. Q and maybe Azzi plus Sarah Morgan Allie and Kaitlyn will get minutes initially as they prove themselves. The rest of the rotations and assignments will work themselves out in time. From my perspective the important thing, and the primary challenge concerns Jana. How will she fit in? How long will it take her to get up to D1 speed of play? How well will her existing skills translate to D1 competition? My guess is that Geno will try to settle all of these questions right away by playing her as much as possible early in the season. This is why she’ll start in front of Q and the others in November. [/QUOTE]