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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 3704482, member: 6819"] I've gone on record early saying that on day one Paige will not start, and that as the season progresses she will see more minutes. I've gone on record saying Liv, Christyn, Aubrey, Anna, and Evina will open the season as his starting 5. I've also seen or heard nothing that changes my mind. Now, in a perfect world, Paige and Edwards will dominate practices, show enough maturity, leadership, and make enough shots to start now, which would make UConn's starting lineup big and nasty. However, every year on the BY, and I mean[B] every [/B]year, posters predict one or more freshmen will start, that has rarely been the case, and when they have, most have run into problems. Some early, some late. As phenomenal as Paige's talents may be, and again I've said this before, she is going to have problems leading this team at the PG early on, running the offense, playing defense, and not getting pushed around by bigger opposing players. She may adapt quickly or after the new year, but adapt she must...and will. I just don't see that happening by the first game. Some of the lineups speculated upon here seem more wishful thinking than basketball reality. With some of the lineups I see here I wonder who is going to make shots? Where's the offense coming from? Who's going to be the clutch player? Who's going to be the stopper, especially at the PG position? [/QUOTE]