DanaDane said:

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Strongest Kim team? LOL This is one of Kim's better in terms of starters and worst in terms of bench strength. This team could win the Natty if it stays out of foul trouble or get bounced by a hot shooting team in the Sweet 16 if 2 starters get into foul trouble. Other than Smith. the other freshmen are about as green as I expected they would be and Ursin is "okay."

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I disagree...we have much better depth than last year...and we have kids who are versatile. Smith is first off bench becasue she can run either a 3 or a 4 for Cox or Brown or for DiDi...she has obvioulsy had tremendous success so far this year for a freshman...with some saying she should start and get more minutes.

Queen has really come on as of conference and offers us a chance to rest Brown and Cox extra minutes.

Moon has stepped up her game tremendously and but for the high level of play of Juicy and Chloe would be getting more time. She is capable of playing minutes if needed. Of course Didi can run 1 or 2 as well so even though she starts she can also handle the ball and play for Juicy or Chloe if needed and we just run with Smith at 3.

I am not sure what team you would point to in our past and say we had a lot more capable players to come in and give significant minutes. Kim plays a tight rotation so we really only need 2-3 players in addition to our starters.

The other true freshman and Trinity are very good players and if given a chance or needed will likely perform as they are very talented but just not enough minutes available to give them all extended runs in every game.

I think from your recent posts you are just trying to stir the pot. Not sure what your goal is...I do find it interesting you say our depth is lacking here but in another post you claim we are going to lose some of our talented freshman for lack of playing time. I think it is way to early to speculate on transfers but we have a very talented bench and competitive young ladies who if needed will likely perform well.

Before the season began, I thought this team could well be the best Baylor WBB team ever, and that is saying a lot. But the roster included Morris, so then I had backup and focus on who is our point guard. A team has to begin with a solid point guard and a reliable center or power forward, and I wondered if any of our players would be able to step in and play that role. Jackson has been terrific. The loss of Morris at this point is not a problem if no key injuries occur with our starting guards. So far so good. So we have clear sailing ahead of us. Nevertheless, parity is what we have in WBB. Our team has part of a top tier grouping that will be easier to identify later in the season, but the broad outline is already there. Whatever happens I really love this particular team. It is a very special team whatever the final outcome.