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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4363456, member: 12088"] Just thinking out loud here -- pay no attention. Not a dream distribution, but [B]what we may need to get from our 10 stars[/B]. It's a little daunting. You can see that we might want more minutes from the guards than the Bigs, in order to keep the bigs fresh. The more mobile and intense their minutes are, the scarier the paint is for opponents. Right now, I suspect Aaliyah is the only one capable of doing 30 mins with intensity. If we can get 35 mins between Dorka and Amari, the others can pick up the rest down low. I think we want to have a speed lineup to harry opponents, and a Big lineup to pound them. You can see how such a distribution depends on getting a lot from the guards: 35 min/game from Azzi and 25 from Caroline, and 30 from Nika. That's asking a lot of Aziz's foot, Caroline's hip, and Nika's fouls, but it's what we'll need to keep our Bigs fresh. If we can't get it, we'll need a lot more mins from Lou, who's got the stamina for it from Fairfield, but may not have the D-skills initially. Let's hope she develops them by Christmas. Also, a secret wish: let Ice and Ayanna step it up and earn 20mins each by the end of the season. Strong young people running the court, fighting for rebounds, muscling into the lane to score. [B]These two could wear opponents out[/B]. If one of your Bigs is out on the break almost every time, it crushes the spirit of opposing guards, who will be stuck trying to defend them in transition. Yikes! This is one of the things Aaliyah brought to the team freshman year, and Nika learned how to find her on the break last year. I'm not looking for this from Amari and Dorka. But the others should be able to bring this to the team. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it! Backcourt: Azzi 35 [split between the 1-2] Caroline 25 [initially 20, maybe 35 by the tournament, split between the 2-3] Nika 30 [at the 1, mainly in 1st and 3rd quarters, could fall to 20 by the tournament like last year] Lou 15 [ at the 2-3, could rise to 20-25 in the tournament if needed] Front court: Aaliyah 30 [split between 4-5] Dorka 25 [at the 5] Amari 10 [at the 5] Ice 10 [split between 4-5] Ayanna 10 [split between 4-3] Aubrey 10 [at the 3] total 200 [/QUOTE]

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