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MILWAUKEE -- Coach Steve Wojciechowski looks at his deep roster at Marquette and sees strength in numbers.Depth and up-tempo basketball will have to make up for a lack of height for the Golden Eagles this season.One-and-done forward Henry Ellenson is now in the NBA. The rebounding and defensive slack must be picked up by a rotation that could go 11 players deep.Were going to have to try to do some things defensively in terms of maybe extending the floor, being disruptive on the defensive end of the ball, Wojciechowski said. In order to do that ... we need to have fresh bodies out there to maintain a certain pace of play, a certain energy level from your group.The 6-foot-11 Ellenson averaged team-highs of 17.0 points and 9.7 rebounds a game. He was a focal point of the offense, and combined with 6-11 center Luke Fischer to give Marquette two rim-protectors.Ellenson is now with the Detroit Pistons, but Fischer is back for his senior season, ready to anchor the middle.After 6-10 sophomore Matt Heldt, a backup center, the roster is filled with guards and swingmen. Six-foot-7 freshman Sam Hauser is the next tallest player on the roster.Marquette finished 20-13 (8-10 Big East) last season but missed the NCAA Tournament. Theyll miss Ellenson, but can compensate in other areas.It goes both ways. Were going to miss him for his rebounding, senior guard Jajuan Johnson said. But now the ball is going to get moved a little bit more. He will be missed, surely.Marquette was picked to finish in the Big East in the preseason coaches poll. Other notes on the Golden Eagles, who open their season on Friday against Vanderbilt in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Maryland:BIG LUKEFischer (12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds) is getting ready to run more with all the guards on the roster. Hell need to play more than the 28.2 minutes a game that he averaged last season and stay out of foul trouble.Obviously, we have to be in good shape, running-wise, Fischer said. Well be able to push the ball up really fast. I think that plays to our advantage, being smaller than most teams.LITTLE GUYSAfter Fischer, the rest of the starting lineup in the preseason game against Rockhurst last week featured Johnson, along with guards Markus Howard, Katin Reinhardt and Haanif Cheatham. Howard, 5-foot-11 freshman, played on the under-17 team for USA Basketball this summer.Six players off the bench played at least 16 minutes against Rockhurst.Were going to have a lot of lineups that mix four perimeter guys with one post guy, Wojciechowski said. In todays day and age in college basketball, when you can do that, it can work to your advantage.THE `NOVA WAYTheres a model in the Big East for winning with a small lineup after Villanova won the NCAA title. The Golden Eagles hope to be able to get to that level one day, though the Wildcats at least provide a blueprint.The great thing we will be able to do is pressure guard Traci Carter said. Were going to be able to pressure a lot. Fun.COUNTING ON CHEATHAMEllensons NBA potential overshadowed Cheathams solid freshman campaign last season. The 6-foot-5 guard (11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists) started all 33 games, with turnovers being his biggest problem. Wojciechowski hopes Cheatham can continue to play aggressively while taking better care of the ball.STEADY REINHARDTThe 6-6 guard will provide experience and outside shooting after coming to Marquette as a graduate transfer. As a junior, Reinhardt averaged 11.4 points at Southern California last season. 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Cory Littleton Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Jenson Button admits he would have loved to drive for Ferrari at some point in his Formula One career, which looks likely to be finished after 17 seasons.Button is taking a one-year sabbatical from the sport in 2017 but admitted during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that it felt like the final race and that he currently has no desire to return in 2018. His career, which started in 2000, included stints with Williams, Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda, Brawn -- where he won his world championship -- before finishing at McLaren.Button says he ticked off two of the three ambitions he had when entering F1 and that he once turned down an opportunity to have a stint with the iconic Italian team.If it was the right situation, yeah of course I would have loved to drive for Ferrari, Button told Eddie Jordan in an interview on the Top Gear website. There were three teams that I wanted to drive for in F1 when I arrived, and they were Williams, Ferrari and McLarren, and Ive driven for two of them.ddddddddddddThere was an opportunity at one point, but I thought [McLaren] was the best place to be.Button leaves the sport with the third-most starts in the history of Formula One. He is being replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren but thinks the man with the most potential for future world championships is further up the grid at Red Bull.When asked which of the new generation of drivers he is tipping for future success, Button replied: Ricky Bobby - Daniel Ricciardo. Max is an amazing talent, and he will, Im sure, be fighting for the World Championship one day, but I love the way that Daniel Ricciardo has upped his game this year.Hes the older driver, more experienced driver, but he hasnt cracked under pressure, and I really like that about him. And hes a good guy as well. ' ' '