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Message: [QUOTE="ucmiami2, post: 5336774, member: 13062"] It is all interesting speculation, and you can slice and dice the points scored numbers a lot of different ways, but each new year is really its own entity, even when you have stars returning and few changes to roster - just as the opponents also change. This year is one of major changes with Paige the catalyst for most of the past years gone and a large influx of new players (3 freshmen, 2 transfers), and injury returns (2.5 counting Cheli) making 50% of the team, plus 2.5 sophomores who were very limited in what they contributed (Cheli again.) Everyone except Azzi'z and Sarah's role will change dramatically with the possible exception of Shade's unless she ends up starting. With the size of the roster and the 'expected' depth, MOV should improve because the bench should keep the score turning over better than it has in a long time and play better defense in the 50% of the games that they get the fourth quarter to themselves. It wouldn't be a surprise to me if no one averages 30 minutes/game for the year, but for 3-5 players to average 30+ minutes a game in the competitive games, and of course those games will define the season. I also wouldn't be surprised if the core returning players Azzi, Sarah, Ash, KK, and Ice combine for the same range in their points from last year and the 'Paige' points come from the rest of the roster. And that may be true in actual PPG and in PP40. Uconn's style of play under Geno is not conducive to any one person being a dominant scorer - not with Diana, not with Maya, not with Stewie, and not with Paige - it is about getting good open shots in the right places on the floor for the personnel on the floor at any particular moment and I do not see that changing. Last year Paige and Sarah our scoring stars represented just over 44% of our total points, add in our third scorer and it goes to 61% - barely above 2/5ths and 3/5ths of the scoring in a five person team. [/QUOTE]

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