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Message: [QUOTE="Ozimoto, post: 4692937, member: 6677"] No question that Paige is a unique talent and that is a big part of why she played as a freshman. However, it made Geno's decision to play her much easier when you take into consideration that there was a "gap" in the roster progression when three quarters of the Megan Walker class left early. There is no question that Paige was better than those three and would likely have played significant minutes regardless, but Geno didn't have the cushion of experienced depth at guard when Paige arrived that he does now. I don't think that the kids coming in at the guard and wing positions from this class, even though they are talented, are Paige level talented. Geno has the luxury of time in evaluating this freshman class at the guard and wing positions. Consequently, I don't see the KK, Ashlyn, and Q playing a lot of minutes in the first half of the season other than during mop up time. After December, that may change depending on how quickly they learn the offensive and defensive schemes. If they do, he will trust them to play more meaningful minutes beyond mop up time. The front court kids may get more playing time because the perception is that the depth of talent in the front court is not as strong. However, If Amari recovers well from back surgery and Ayanna heals from her knee surgery and has a sophomore leap, the situation in the front court may be similar. We now know both of them were somewhat limited by injury and they have more experience with the offense and defense. Jana and Ice are somewhat unique in that they have been with the program for awhile so they should be ahead of a typical freshman on the development curve. They could get significant playing time if they earn Geno's trust during fall practice. [/QUOTE]

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