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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5321052, member: 12088"] Just to expand on that last remark: during Paige's years transition mainly looked like Christyn or Aubrey streaking down the court for a touchdown pass from Paige. It's easy to forget that Liv also was on the receiving end of a few of those passes. Aaliyah found herself running in transition, though more often it was as a result of steals out past the top of the key. Geno likes having the bigs get out in transition because even though opposing guards will likely be quicker, they typically can't handle a big moving at speed toward the rim. This season, the transition target was very often Sarah who was always looking for an opportunity to break down the court after a rebound. This was practically a signature play. I'm reminded of a beautiful one in the NC game where KK has the ball and Sarah is out in front but not yet sprinting and an SC guard (Milaysia?) is tracking her. At a nod from KK, Sarah turns on the jets and gets a surprise step on the guard, and KK hits her with the pass. And Sarah flips the ball into the hoop. Next season, I expect we'll see a lot more breaks led by the bigs -- Sarah of course, but also Serah who can be a good finisher. And we have a plethora of 6'2" players who are at least as speedy as Sarah, like Morgan and Ayanna and Carol. In this group, Blanca stands out as the speediest, and I fully expect Geno to encourage all of them to get out in transition after any defensive rebounds. Blanca is a great finisher, she runs like Aubrey, and she's too big for little guards to handle. I'm hopeful that Blanca will play defense like Sarah does, with quick hands and smart blocks, but also with sure-handed rebounds. Maybe not this season, but perhaps by her sophomore season, I will not be surprised to see Blanca and Sarah as the anchors of the small lineup and the transition game will feature the two of them. [/QUOTE]

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