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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4773138, member: 9844"] Sky to Vegas is an interesting possibility. I think the main question there is a monetary one. Because of the Aces status now, they have a distinct advantage recruiting "ring chasers" at far less than market value. This past season they got Clark and Parker for far less than they could have received elsewhere. In essence they have paid their stars and then concentrated the remaining dollars on the first three expected players off the bench, but getting above market value for the main substitutes. That model means no 12th player and 9-11 are minimum or near minimum contracts out of necessity. Heading into last season that strategy with the cap looked very good. Five all-star level starters with two previous league MVP's, and a very good 6-8 group off the bench with one big (Stokes) one midsize (Clark) and one small (Williams). The rest of the roster was get what you can for the minimum, but don't spend money on 9-11 that could be used to upgrade a player in the rotation. Of course Williams never played so the quality players shrank to 7, then 6 when Parker went down, and to 4 when Gray and Stokes were out for that last game. For the most part though, I think that roster strategy was sound, and they may want to play it back in a similar way. Stokes I think will return for similar money. Parker might as well, but I don't know if she will make a significant financial sacrifice for a second year, and I think we can assume Williams will probably not be back. If Parker returns and Gray is healthy, the final player in a main rotation of say 8 would be the main priority. They would be looking for a guard , so a Sky like player would be a good fit there, but they probably could not pay her much or give her a starting role. That's where the ring chaser type comes into play. Skylar may or may not be that type of player, but I think the odds of Vegas finding a high quality player to be a key reserve for less than market value are pretty good. [/QUOTE]

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