Prediction time

Last season:   Grymek 24 in limited minutes, Corosdale 21, and McWilliams 17.  This season, Aquino and Morris will be #1 and #2, respectively, assuming both stay healthy.  Grymek will have too few minutes to matter.  Thickhead has spoken.

No, no!  It's a certainty.  I saw it in a dream.  Unfortunately, when the truth is out at the end of the season, my words will have been forgotten.

Jo will be the starter to begin the season and will be used a lot during the season. She will have had a year under Rueck's system and I have no reason to think that she wouldn't make the same sort of improvements most of the players make.  I certainly hope she is good enough that AA and PM can be brought on at their speed.  

Jo also showed last season that she can use good form to get blocks without fouling all the time.

While I hope I'm wrong and either AA or PM prove to be really something special, Jo will get enough minutes to lead the pack in blocks.

Grymek.

Jo will be the starter and be a Ruth-esque shot-blocking machine. That will be her mission, period, and any scoring will be considered "bonus". You know that has to be the number one focus of her practice this off-season. In the early season, J-Thro will see time in the 5-spot against running teams.

As the season progresses, the freshmen will see more and more floor time, with AA mainly a 4 and PM as a 5. Their playing time will depend entirely on their ability to play D. So this prediction thread come down to one question . . . will PM and/or AA progress rapidly enough to erase the head start that Jo is going to get in the early season. My bet is, No. Jo will feast on early-season, weaker competition, and pile up a Ruthian number. But if you limit the question to just Pac-12 play, then I think it will be close between Jo and PM, with Katie Mac possibly sneaking into first because she'll have so many more minutes than the others.

I can't figure out how anyone could think that Grymek is going to be seeing a lot of playing time. The incoming freshmen are far more talented and athletic. Grymek can't put the ball on the floor, shoot a free throw, or guard someone away from the basket and has trouble catching a basketball. 

This is a tough one. I'm going to eliminate AA for two reasons. First, as a freshman I'm not yet convinced she will have a lot of playing time, and secondly, I'm not sure she is aggresive defensively yet. Morris may be more aggressive at this point, but I'm thinking she may see even less minutes. I think Jo may lead this category throughout the pre-season, but will drop behind during the Pac12 season as others take her minutes. I do believe Katie Mac will most likely play the most minutes on the team again this season, so she would be in contention, but she wasn't one of the choices. I'll go with Taya as I think she will play more minutes this season, be a bit more aggressive with a year of experience behind her, and be counted on by the coaches on the defensive end because of the lack of experience of the other bigs. Ok, what do I win?

Grymek's official stats for Tennessee were 0, 0, 0, 0, etc.  Shortly after being put in late in the first half, she gave up a wide open layup by Russell and the announcer said "Grymek got a little bit distracted there".  A couple minutes later, with about 3 minutes to go in the half, the announcer said "Grymek altered the shot".  About a minute later, she got her hands on a contested rebound.   Bottom line is that I think you're being too complimentary of Grymek's play vs UT.  She altered one shot, but outside of that she was just a big body inside that occupied space, which is something any big body could do in a zone defense.  I would like to know who started the myth about her great play in that game.  If occupying a lot of vertical space constitutes playing well, then it is guaranteed that a minimally schooled AA or PM would have "played well" under the same circumstances.  Your argument is sound, however.