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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5070937, member: 12088"] I think you're right that Q has a steep hill to climb to get minutes. I'm pulling for her. She got an interesting skill set. I think of her as part of a trio of related players -- her, Aubrey and Ayanna. They all run the court well, have long arms and are quite athletic. Aubrey is the quickest, Ayanna is the strongest, and Q is the best shooter among them. Right now, Aubrey is her main competition, since she already knows how to perform miracles as a defender, a rebounder and a transition sprinter. Q finishes really well on the break and she already rebounds well. If she can put it all together this season, she'll have positioned herself really well for her junior year. Ayanna isn't really Q's natural competition, but she's really quick for a big -- quicker than Aaliyah, and just as strong -- and could end up playing a role in the fast break offense. That would encroach on what I expect will be Q's natural role. [B]Jana's front court partners[/B] -- I like that term better than backup which seems too rigid to me -- are clearly going to be [B]Ice[/B] and [B]Sarah[/B], but [B]Ayanna[/B] will end up in that rotation too. And when Geno runs the 4-guard set we saw last season, it could even be Aubrey, Q or Morgan. But mostly it will be[B] Ice, Sarah [/B]and[B] Ayanna[/B]. We haven't seen a lot of Ayanna, but there were a few promising glimpses. Recall the Iowa game two season's ago: Dorka and Ice were injured and the front court was only Aaliyah and Ayanna, and they took care of Czinano between them. Ayanna only played like 10 mins or maybe less, but she held her own against a seasoned, very strong veteran center at the top of her game. [/QUOTE]

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