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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4394305, member: 9844"] After thinking about this a bit, it was remarkable to me that we really don't have any players that are a lock to be very similar to last year. Among the returnees Aubrey coming back from injury, Azzi hoping to make a major leap after an injury plagued year and new responsibility as the star, Caroline with a recovered hip, Dorka coming back from a wrist injury and now in a new role as the full time center instead of the third big, Aaliyah trying to be the freshmen instead of sophomore version of herself, and even Nika who on paper might be the closest to a predictable season since she is now a junior and not coming off an injury. In her case, at a minimum she has an enhanced role because of Paige's injury, but because of that situation there is pressure on her to remake her game, score more, and make more things happen offensively. So between newcomers, injuries, and different roles and expectations we really don't have anybody that we can just plug in last year's performance and presume more of the same this year. For many of those there is a reasonable hope for a significant improvement which makes it that much more interesting. If I had to pick one, it would be Azzi, but like several who have pointed out how many interesting questions and stories there are with the entire roster, if I could vote for everybody that would better sum up my interest heading into the season. [/QUOTE]