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Lepolo: 609 minutes in 24 games (21 started) for 25 mpg.  She has shot 45/97 (46%) and 17/45 (37%) from behind the line.  She has scored 119 pts, gotten 44 rebounds, 91 assists versus 50 turnovers, and 18 steals.  On a normalized basis, this would be 7.8 pts/40 min (on 6.4 shots/40 min), 2.9 rebounds/40 min, 6.0 assists/40 min, 3.2 turnovers/40 min, and 1.2 steals/40 min.

Nivar: 281 minutes in 25 games (1 start) for 11.2 mpg.  She has shot 24/70 (34%) and 8/32 (25%) from behind the line.  She has scored 73 points, gotten 40 rebounds, 24 assists versus 21 turnovers, and has 11 steals.  On a normalized basis, this would be 10.4 points/40 min (on 10.0 shots/40 min), 5.7 rebounds/40 min, 3.4 assists/40 min, 3.0 turnovers/40 min, and 1.6 steals/40 min.

Broadly, they are pretty comparable in what they give you offensively.  Nivar is going to shoot more and get more points, but Lepolo's shots are more likely to go in.  Nivar gets you about twice as many rebounds per 40 min, but almost half as many assists with a similar number of turnovers and slightly more steals.  Basically, what I see is a purer point guard versus a combo guard, but no obvious reason to select one over the other.  They are both role players who are meant to complement our two stars, and if you see data that suggests that one is clearly better than the other or that there is a clear reason why one should start over the other, I honestly don't see it in the data.

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Lepolo: 609 minutes in 24 games (21 started) for 25 mpg.  She has shot 45/97 (46%) and 17/45 (37%) from behind the line.  She has scored 119 pts, gotten 44 rebounds, 91 assists versus 50 turnovers, and 18 steals.  On a normalized basis, this would be 7.8 pts/40 min (on 6.4 shots/40 min), 2.9 rebounds/40 min, 6.0 assists/40 min, 3.2 turnovers/40 min, and 1.2 steals/40 min.

Nivar: 281 minutes in 25 games (1 start) for 11.2 mpg.  She has shot 24/70 (34%) and 8/32 (25%) from behind the line.  She has scored 73 points, gotten 40 rebounds, 24 assists versus 21 turnovers, and has 11 steals.  On a normalized basis, this would be 10.4 points/40 min (on 10.0 shots/40 min), 5.7 rebounds/40 min, 3.4 assists/40 min, 3.0 turnovers/40 min, and 1.6 steals/40 min.

Broadly, they are pretty comparable in what they give you offensively.  Nivar is going to shoot more and get more points, but Lepolo's shots are more likely to go in.  Nivar gets you about twice as many rebounds per 40 min, but almost half as many assists with a similar number of turnovers and slightly more steals.  Basically, what I see is a purer point guard versus a combo guard, but no obvious reason to select one over the other.  They are both role players who are meant to complement our two stars, and if you see data that suggests that one is clearly better than the other or that there is a clear reason why one should start over the other, I honestly don't see it in the data.

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