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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5321189, member: 12088"] My guess is if Sarah and Serah are in the game together in November-December -- in other words, it's a big lineup -- Geno is likely to use three guards to maximize speed and outside shooting, not Blanca. That says to me any three of Azzi, Ash, KK, Kayleigh, and Allie. I include Allie for her perimeter shooting, and also because Sarah and Serah can erase a lot of defensive mistakes. Here's why: on offense and defense, I suspect Geno will have them taking turns occupying the low post and the top of the key. In one version, Serah is an offensive force in the low post, which means opposing teams will be tempted to cheat down to double her. Having perimeter threats will discourage this and unleash Serah with single coverage. [B]I'd mainly expect to see Blanca in lineups with only one or another of them, not both.[/B] In other words, a small lineup. Blanca could supply muscle and speed in such a lineup, whether it's as a 3 or a 4. If she's on the floor with Sarah or Serah and include all the big guard/wings, it's a small lineup with a surprising amount of length. If Ayanna is on the floor, then Blanca is nominally a 3. I could picture Geno having KK and Kayleigh (or Ash) on the floor together in such a lineup. The point would be to maximize defensive pressure and transition offense, while giving Azzi and/or Sarah a rest. [/QUOTE]