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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 3751001, member: 9844"] The more we hear comments from coaches on AE the more I have confidence she is the real deal. Particularly on those traits mentioned most often. For Mir it seems like her relevance in the rotation is still a work in progress. Clearly Geno has given indications that 8 players are fitting in and can be expected to play regular minutes. Also based on some of his comments, Geno suggests that sometimes Mir looks like she is getting there. In the pecking order she appears to be the obvious #9. Not part of the top 8, but clearly mentioned as closer to them, than say Piath or Autumn. Based on the article it appears that she is being viewed like a swing forward, a 3/4. From that perspective she could be the third option at both positions, behind Anna and Evina at the 3, and Aubrey and Aaliyah at the 4. Yes I know Evina may be used some elsewhere, but regardless of who starts at the three, Anna or Evina, the other one looks to be the first option there for backup minutes. If one of those four is injured, sick, or in foul trouble, Mir probably gets used in a significant way, if not she could be the 9th player in a rotation of 8. Another possibility for more minutes, however, would be as a situational substitute. Not so much with the other three but in Anna's case, Mir's skills are so different that Geno could find moments in the game where he values defense and rebounding from the SF position (Mir), as opposed to ball-handling, passing, and outside shooting (Anna). If Geno is describing Mir as one of, if not the best athlete he has ever had, that is certainly very high praise. But among the rest of the freshmen class, Paige is a consensus #1, Aaliyah has been compared to Napheesa, Nika to Jennifer Rizzotti, Evina gets added to the mix as the #2 player in her class, and Aubrey comes back after a promising freshman season. Other than last year's starters, those are the players Mir would need to take minutes from. Things happen, probably even more so in this crazy year, so she is likely to get some opportunities because one of the top 8 is not available, and if she forces her way into regular minutes, turning it into a 9 player rotation, then it means she has done very well indeed, because there are no mediocre players in the top 8. [/QUOTE]

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