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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5010689, member: 9844"] I was pretty sure you would respond to my post, because we have been there before, but in some ways I hope you are right on the possibilities in your first paragraph. I just mentioned Paige as a star that could complicate the strategy, but certainly if Azzi plays as she did in the first 6 games of her sophomore season, not as she has for the rest of her career, then she would be at that level too. If healthy that is quite possible. In addition Sarah could have a monster first year like say Juju or Hildago. a little beyond my expectations, but also possible. Jana could be as good as Aaliyah was in her first year too. If all those things happen and we have four big time star starters then I wouldn't want to press much either. I would still hope for a longer rotation but would want the stars to get there minutes. If effective in spot situations the bench players could still press. Other teams could stick to their shorter rotation and usual minutes, but IMO their effectiveness would drop off quite a bit playing tired. Regarding how it would work against great players and coaches, I think it probably would work better against lesser teams with weak benches, than the top contenders, but with any opponent you have to see how they handle it and pull the plug if they are beating it easily. I hope we have as many as 4 major stars, but since Sarah and Jana are freshmen, and Azzi has spent more time injured than healthy, I also could see a scenario with Paige at a different level, and number 2 thru 10 or 11 being fairly close in ability. [/QUOTE]

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