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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 2480926, member: 6034"] Next year, I think Sabally will take Bando's place in the starting lineup. How her sister will fare is unclear, but--assuming the awards and statistics from her Euro league are good predictors of her talent (as they were for Satou), I could imagine her taking some substantial minutes form McGwire or maybe even starting in McGwire's place. Imo the team's major weakness has been a an overall lack of speed; SS--and the two other freshmen--have helped address that, and I am hopeful that Satou's sister, who is supposed to have a skill set similar to Satou's, will continue the improvement. I agree that Ionescu's rebounding is remarkable, if not as spectacular as her assists; she is really tough and has a good nose for the ball. And she doesn't seem all that invested in scoring. But I also think that, among the frosh, both Sabally and Maley have some potential there as well. Graves started Sabally in place of McGwire on Sunday and one of the things he got was 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, along with 12 points (about her average)--the downside was foul trouble (she played only 17 minutes, albeit very effective ones). I'm not sure how Boley will fit into all of this, but, over the past two years, Graves has been very good at finding ways to bring new players along from day 1. Not Geno's way, that's for sure. But it seems to be working for Oregon. [/QUOTE]