Rueck

Coach Rueck really likes the depth of the '18-'19 team. He states during the interview that it may be his deepest team yet.

"It will be fascinating to watch this puzzle come together." - Scott Rueck

It would expect to see the core rotation during '18-'19 be eight or nine players. Trying to play all 12 players with quality minutes every game is virtually impossible unless the team is blowing out its opponents every game.

My bet is that all 3 freshman see meaningful minutes, if only due to their defensive skills.  That's because I see a defensive void around the bucket if we haven't got some height in there, and I believe that PM's and AA's height alone will be enough to be a positive contribution there.  We cannot handle the inside prowess of Notre Dame and UO without some inside intimidator.  And AA probably doesn't have the physical endurance to play an entire game, so PM and AA will split time.  (I'm discounting JG here because her poor FT shooting (3 of 19 last year) is a huge liability in anything but a blowout game.)  And I'm planning on Simmons being the defensive demon that she could be if she uses her outstanding athleticism to its limit, like a Gabby Hansen who was also just 5'11".  So I'm hoping for a useful rotation of 9 players, all of whom have useful skills in various game situations.  My biggest concern is that some of these very talented players will be relegated to the bench for entire games.