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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5063785, member: 13453"] Day 1 #1 starting five: [B]Kaitlyn, KK, Paige, Sarah, Jana[/B]: [LIST] [*]the starting lineup will have the [URL='https://www.courant.com/2024/03/31/how-three-point-guard-lineup-kk-arnolds-emergence-saved-uconn-womens-basketballs-season/']three-point guard[/URL] offense with 3 incomers: Sarah, Jana, Kaitlyn (there are five incomers); [*]the [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/majrs-jmask-vs-tassk-first-year.200549/']running game[/URL] will be available from the jump; [*]presses (an Achilles heel) won’t work (see fourth quarter, [URL='https://youtu.be/ES1bE0KQdxY?si=v-I36NV56WP1Opgo']BET 3/9/2024: Providence[/URL]); [*]the starting lineup [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/8/20/womens-basketball-huskies-announce-2024-25-non-conference-schedule.aspx']matches up better[/URL] with Notre Dame (Game 7: December 12) and Southern California (Game 8: December 21); [*]the starting lineup checks with Geno’s requirements: optimal defense and offense, effective pace, effective motion, efficient possessions; [*]further developing KK’s lead point guard skills would be beneficial for next year’s team when Kaitlyn and Paige have moved on to the next level; [*]Geno’s (5)+3 would be Kaitlyn, KK, Paige, Sarah, Jana, Ash, Ice and Morgan. But if the running game becomes an effective weapon, Geno will go (5)+5. [/LIST] Why KK, not Ash? [LIST] [*]Either lineup would suffice for the first 6 games of the [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/8/20/womens-basketball-huskies-announce-2024-25-non-conference-schedule.aspx']tough OOC schedule[/URL]; [*]Ash, while better offensively than KK, would only be the fourth scoring option behind Paige, Sarah and Jana; [*]Ash would be the guard scoring threat when there is a need to rest Paige during competitive minutes of games. Of course, Paige and Ash will also play together. [/LIST] #1 Day 1 Assumptions and Observations [LIST] [*]There are 10 available players: Paige, KK, Ash, Kaitlyn, Sarah, Jana, Ice, Morgan, Qadence, Allie; [*]There are 5 available point players in the half-court offense: KK, Kaitlyn, Paige, Morgan, Sarah; [*]Theoretically, there are 20 minutes per available player; [*]Paige is the best scorer. The 5 best are Paige, Sarah, Jana, Ash, Kaitlyn; [*]Preserving Paige for the postseason is paramount and dovetails with the obvious need to spread minutes to develop 5 incomers: Sarah, Morgan, Allie, Jana and Kaitlyn; [*]The 3 point guard offense may feature prominently in most possessions because of the many incomers; [*]The running game may feature prominently in the early part of the [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/8/20/womens-basketball-huskies-announce-2024-25-non-conference-schedule.aspx']tough out-of-conference schedule[/URL]; [*]The 12-game tough OOC schedule is backloaded with the first major test in North Carolina (#17 on [URL='https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39882544/womens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-2024-25-poll']Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-25 - ESPN[/URL]) on the third game and the final 6 games with Louisville (#12), Notre Dame (#4), Iowa State (#10), Southern California (#2), Tennessee and South Carolina (#1). [*]The walking wounded (Azzi, Aubrey, Ayanna, Caroline) may be available for the Tennessee (February 6) and South Carolina (February 16) games. [/LIST] Starting five for South Carolina game: Kaitlyn, Azzi, Paige, Sarah, Jana. [/QUOTE]

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