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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5302512, member: 12088"] Has there been any news about Ashlyn? I assumed from the timing of the injury that she’d be ready by January, if not sooner. Someone else hinted that she’d be out until somewhat later, but I haven’t seen any confirmation. I think you’re right about Tessa starting. It’s Chloe who’s the puzzle for me. She is a very good offensive player and a clever rebounder and defender. But last season, with Ashlyn sidelined, she ended up matched up against much stronger players in some big games. I’ll be surprised if Dawn repeats that next season. Rather than platoon her with Joyce, she might play them together more, at least until Watkins is ready. Put Chloe at the 3 in Bree’s old spot and she gains some size at the expense of speed. This would allow for a starting lineup of [LIST] [*]Raven [*]Latson [*]Tessa at the 3, [*]Joyce at the 4 and [*]Okot/Dauda platooning at the 5. [/LIST] Then Chloe becomes the 6 woman who subs at the 3 or the 4 situationally. When Ashlyn returns she becomes the 4/5 sub. Maddy subs for Raven and the freshmen fill in where needed. My guess is if Ashlyn regains 100% of her form, she’ll supplant Okot/Dauda as the starting 5. I think Ashlyn and Joyce will be a very formidable frontcourt if they’re both healthy. It’s hard for me to picture Dawn not giving them a lot of minutes together. [/QUOTE]