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Thanks for a link to the transcript, which is a very good read.

All off season I've assumed we would start Cam, Kiki, Hannah, Talana and either Elena or Brook. Two comments from media day makes me think Elena is our fifth starter -- at least for right now.

Tara: What I love about Cam is she's not fouling. So I'm really excited about that. She's aggressive and understands how important she is for our team to be out there. And I think people like Hannah Jump, Talana, Elena, they really space the floor really well. [that sounds like she just rattled off the starting five]

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Hannah: I think this year we've got a lot of great outside shooters from Talana to Elena. [this would have been an appropriate time to mention Brook, but instead she cites Elena]

Two separate data points where you'd expect Brook to get a call out and instead it is just Elena. If Elena turns out to be the starter, I'd be very happy with that, particularly if she continues to hit the boards and be disruptive on defensive. We know she can slash and her outside shot, while not picture perfect, is very effective. A brobdingnagian plus is if her passing and particularly her ability to drive and dish shows significant improvement.

[bl82]

Thanks for a link to the transcript, which is a very good read.

All off season I've assumed we would start Cam, Kiki, Hannah, Talana and either Elena or Brook. Two comments from media day makes me think Elena is our fifth starter -- at least for right now.

Tara: What I love about Cam is she's not fouling. So I'm really excited about that. She's aggressive and understands how important she is for our team to be out there. And I think people like Hannah Jump, Talana, Elena, they really space the floor really well. [that sounds like she just rattled off the starting five]

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Hannah: I think this year we've got a lot of great outside shooters from Talana to Elena. [this would have been an appropriate time to mention Brook, but instead she cites Elena]

Two separate data points where you'd expect Brook to get a call out and instead it is just Elena. If Elena turns out to be the starter, I'd be very happy with that, particularly if she continues to hit the boards and be disruptive on defensive. We know she can slash and her outside shot, while not picture perfect, is very effective. A brobdingnagian plus is if her passing and particularly her ability to drive and dish shows significant improvement.