WiseWillie
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I've no idea either, but lemme offer the first thing that came into my head:
Boron has an atomic number of 5, so let's take that as the nucleus. It has five protons, which we can take as the starters in any particular game. Boron is unusual in that it doesn't have a single dominant isotope. The most common has six neutrons, the next-most, five neutrons. If boron is a suitable model, then that bodes well as it means that UConn should have 5-6 bench players in the normal rotation.
That was literally my first thought upon seeing your post. Yes, I'm a hopeless geek
Comparing the starting five to a chemical element is geeky for sure but at same time interesting. You have specific components, and the team's identity is defined by the combination of the players and roles they perform just like the number of protons in the particular element, in this case B. The various properties of the team like speed, shooting ability and skill level is the same for the chemical element. Then there's the way the players - or say the electrons - interact with each other.
Bigboote, I think you have hit on something you can sell to all the Div I coaches. You might have to give them a test first on the periodic tablel and a quick rundown on patterns in the table. No problem. 😄