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It's actually designed to stop the best perimeter shooters on the other team, guards or no. Yes, technically it's a junk defense. But technically any defense that isn't M2M is a junk defense. In my mind, any defense that gets results is a good defense. This was the first time I can remember that Azzi has ever seen this type of defense, and certainly the first for the team this year. Azzi's going to have to get used to the many "junk" defenses coaches will throw at her. But I'm reminded of what Lindsey Allan said of playing against Geno. She faced pretty much every kind of defense to stop her, including this diamond and two and the box and one defense. For her she said they were all lessons in basketball that served her well, learning that she could effectively attack anything the defense threw at her. The same for Azzi. The next time she see's it she'll react immediately. What defenses are going to learn, and what I've said since I saw her play in HS, is that her pull up going from left to right is deadly, and stopping that movement will soon become the other teams point of focus. Azzi will then learn to adapt to that as well.
Wow, I thought you didn’t like Azzi or was that Nika?
That's me. Just a horrible, repetitive, tedious guy. Go ahead and play Nika twice as many minutes as Aubrey and Caroline every game. I'm sure it's the ideal course of action going forward. You have official sanction to dump on me 3 or 4 times a day and I'm supposed to just take it. All because I think Caroline and Aubrey are better players. I must be a near ogre at this point. How could I have that perspective?
Apparently, you don't believe Geno knows what he is doing regarding the starting line-up. I agree that Caroline may be a better all-around player than Nika, but what has that got to do with it. You can't win titles with just offence. I don't think Geno would play Nika for 40 minutes against arguably the best player in the country even though she was sick if he didn't think she could do the job. Yes, we have great shooters. The problem is, how many can create their own shot? How many of them can get open by themselves with the ball. Let's see, Azzi, Lou? Nika has accumulated 3 double digit assists games in a row. She is the one who sets the table, gets the ball to the player that can get open. The team seems to be doing pretty well so far, beating 3 top ten teams. I've always said, we need someone coming off the bench that can make a difference, and today, that was Caroline. So, whether it is Caroline, Lou, or Dorka. We need that difference on the bench. They will all get the minutes they deserve, so leave Nika be to do what she does. They are all on the same team, and as far as I can see, what he puts on the court is working to perfection.
