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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5090006, member: 13453"] Oh, well… Day 1: [B]Kaitlyn, Ash, Paige, Sarah and Jana[/B] When Azzi returns: Kaitlyn, Azzi, Paige, Sarah and Jana I am changing my [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/seems-its-time-who-will-start.202072/post-5063785']old starting lineup[/URL] to reflect three recent items: [LIST] [*](a) Geno [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/finally-time-for-the-first-practice-of-the-season.202690/post-5089434']saying[/URL] Azzi might be available before UConn’s main OOC opponents; [*](b) Geno [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/finally-time-for-the-first-practice-of-the-season.202690/post-5089436']saying[/URL] he wants Paige to handle the ball more; [*](c) Geno praising [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/injury-updates-from-geno.202700/post-5089529']Kaitlyn[/URL] in a way that is not just to prime WNBA scouts on her. [/LIST] Underlying the change: [LIST] [*][B](b) means Geno is ditching the 3-point guard lineup[/B]; [*](c) means Kaitlyn will be in the starting lineup; [*](a) means Ash in Day 1 starting lineup as it is a smoother transition to Azzi; [*]Kaitlyn and Paige will be this year’s analog of Sue and Diana (scorer); [*][I]Kaitlyn (and KK) will still be doing the ball-handling to mid-court and first pass past mid-court in [B]most[/B] half-court possessions[/I]; [*]there is enough mature playmaking available that the running game would not be as critical to OOC success as with [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/majrs-jmask-vs-tassk-first-year.200549/']TASSK’s first year[/URL] — if Azzi is available for the main OOC games; [*]Paige’s more ball touches is so she can be [B]more aggressive as a scorer[/B] ([URL='https://www.si.com/onsi/womens-fastbreak/news/geno-auriemma-wants-paige-bueckers-to-be-more-like-diana-taurasi-01j9a4nfx58r']killer mentality a la Diana[/URL] (from Ringer article)) in addition to having more pass (point) opportunities compared to last year. [/LIST] With (b), Geno is probably also thinking of some possessions that will utilize tactical rotations such as: [LIST] [*]Shooting Rotation with Paige, Azzi and (Ash/Q/Allie) as guards; [*]Big Rotation with Paige, Azzi, Sarah, Ice, Jana; [*]Disruptive Rotation 1 featuring Aubrey — who will be featured by Geno for her last season to convince scouts for the WNBA — and requires a shooter(s) in the lineup; [*]Disruptive Rotation 2 — replace Aubrey above with Morgan. It may not just be happenstance that Aubrey seems to be the senior buddy of Morgan. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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