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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 3740675, member: 9844"] MM milked her starters to the max, had multiple transfers, and went in one season from championship spotlight to a losing record of 13-18, an un-ranked team, and a coach that quit. I agree with Hoophuskie that you "can" win with a short bench, but also think you can win with a rotation that includes at least 10 on a regular basis, particularly if all those players are better than most teams starters. Maybe the more relevant question is what Geno is trying for here. He is building a very deep roster, with third stringers that could beat most teams starters, but also third stringers who if they can't break into the top 10, will probably collectively be limited to Pulido/Lawlor significance and minutes. If he is ok with up to a third of the roster transferring, no problem, but it is very tough on those players. Just for arguments sake, suppose we assume the rotation in meaning-full games this year is the anticipated 8, and two more from the 2021 class are added to it for next year, say Azzi and Amari. That would put us at 10 which is already more than Geno's comfort zone in the past. That leaves Carolyn, Saylor, Mir, Piath and Autumn as "practice players" with game roles more like Pulido and Lawlor. In Autumn's case I suspect she could accept that kind of a role when she agreed to be a walk-on in the first place, even though she is probably way better than the typical walk-on. In Piath's case unless she emerges in a big way this year, I don't see a path to her being used in big games after next year because of Amari and Ice coming on board the next couple of years. I would really hate to lose anyone from Carolyn, Saylor or Mir, and would prefer that Geno found a way to at least on a limited basis even use 11-12 on a regular basis to try to prevent their loss to transfer. [/QUOTE]

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