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[QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5260497, member: 12088"]
I think Kitts is the puzzle in all these starting lineup forecasts. She is a really talented player, too talented not to play, [B]but[/B]…

I don’t want to sell her short, but I don’t think she’s the rock Dawn can rely on in pressure games. This means she shouldn’t dominate playing time, which is likely to happen if she starts. If she starts as the 4 next to Edwards the frontcourt is likely to be soft on defense. If she plays the 3 next to Edwards and Dauda (or some other 5) team speed suffers. I doubt Dawn is ready to start Agot or Ayla, but either of them could look better at the 3 at some point in the season.

I’d guess (just a guess) in November Dawn starts Raven, Taniya, Tessa, Joyce, and Chloe just because that’s the most experienced group and Taniya needs to find her way into the lineup. Maryam comes off the bench first.

But at some point in January, especially if Ashlyn is ready to play, the starting lineup could change with Maryam starting and Chloe and Ashlyn coming off the bench depending on whether offense or defense is the need.
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