This is if I were the coach how I would have been planning for next season already.
Start Amiyah at point guard, play her 25 minutes a night there.
Play Poole 15 minutes a night at point, and 10-20 a night backing up the shooting guard spot
Start Jones at shooting guard. Tell her to work on her outside shot and develop a solid pull up jumper in the off season. Play her 25-30 minutes a night.
Start Swanson at SF, basically a 3 guard offense, play her 20-30 minutes a night.
Start Stevenson at PF, play her 25-30 minutes a night. Maybe some at center if we go small or the frosh are struggling
Play McKenna backup at both forward spots 10-25 minutes a night depending on matchups and her development.
Start Puryear at center and play her 20 minutes a night.
Play McCarthy at backup center, 10-20 minutes a night.
Spot in Mila at either forward spot as needed and for a change of pace.
Spot in Smith at SF or guard as needed and to keep players fresh.
I would also full court press 40 minutes every game to make best use of the depth and athleticism on the roster.
This counts on/assumes McKenna and Jones stepping up, Amiyah and Poole being game ready day one, and the frosh posts able to play defense at the position.
With the transfers, I would replace Smith with the best of the lot and the other two can sit at the end of the bench with Alaina and practice cheer routines.
IF you play the portal girls, you are taking minutes and development from the underclassmen and delaying, destroying our chances of getting back to the top of the Big Ten IMHO. I am not sure any of the transfers so far are even better than Smith.......... They are an absolutely unnecessary risk to team chemistry IMHO
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