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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 5332487, member: 1131"] Granting that there is some fuzziness in the definition of roles, especially with UConn's "read and react" offense, it's still possible and really necessary to use rough position designations to have a meaningful discussion about UConn's depth chart or who may/may not be on the court together. I understand that, during practices, the players are often divided into "forwards" and "guards", recognizing that some "3" players such as Caroline, Blanca, and Morgan can fill either role, at least potentially. I think it's clear that six players (Serah, Jana, Gandy, Sarah, Ice, and Ayanna) are clearly "forwards" and will always play in that role. They will be evaluated on rebounding, foul avoidance, and in-the-paint scoring, and only secondarily on passing or perimeter shooting. They will defend "bigs" on the other team. It's equally clear that six other players will be "guards" (KK, Kayleigh, Kelis, Azzi, Ashlynn, and Allie -- I.e., 3 "K"'s and 3 "A"'s) will nearly always play on the perimeter. They will be evaluated on ball handling, passing / court vision, penetration off the dribble, 3-point and mid-range shooting, and only secondarily on rebounding. They will defend the opponent's perimeter players. That leaves the three players named in the first paragraph above without a clearly defined role, and their evaluation criteria will vary based on their talents: [LIST] [*]Caroline will earn her minutes (many or few) based mostly on her perimeter shooting and her ability to make smart cuts to the hoop. [*]Blanca will earn minutes with her speed, defense, rebounding, and penetration. [*]Morgan will earn minutes through passing / court vision, aggressive defense, and ball handling. [/LIST] My hunch is that by January, Morgan may caucus more with the "guards" than with the "forwards". If she is consistently as good as she was before her injury, and if she avoids fouls (!!!), she may be the best ball distributor on the team, and she may take minutes from the so-called point guards (the "K"'s). In the most optimistic case, I can imagine her as the starting "PG" by March or April. [/QUOTE]

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