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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4728348, member: 9844"] I think sometimes it is easy to be too focused on the competition at one position. I think Nika will start with Paige and Azzi to cover our three guard positions. Nika is a senior, the incumbent PG starter, and the the assists and defensive player of the year two times running speak for themselves. Nika is a quality starter, not a star by Uconn standards, but a great compliment to two or three other stars. KK probably has more upside and could be the better player in her first year, or more likely further in her career, but since Nika is a senior incumbent, she has to be significantly better than Nika in her first year to take that starting spot. Could she do that? maybe but it is a pretty high bar. Regardless KK can force Geno to play her, but remember the backup minutes for positions 1-3 also include Caroline and Aubrey in the competition. Those two will be used mostly at the 3, but Aubrey and Caroline are both proven if healthy (a big if for Caroline). There is enough positional versatility that any one or two from KK, Caroline and Aubrey could be the principle backups for 1-3, although this year Aubrey may be needed more upfront, that might allow KK and Caroline to get close to all the backup minutes behind the starting three. [/QUOTE]