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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5037427, member: 13453"] No, with the staggered addition of Gandy, Laura (Jana’s 2nd year, if we get her) and Olivia (Jana’s 3rd year, if we get her). [LIST] [*]Bigs need more time to acclimate to D1 basketball and more time to function optimally in Geno’s system; [*]Practicing with fellow talented Bigs with diverse skill sets will lessen the acclimation time; [*]Having more Bigs will dampen any Rookie walls and is insurance for team goals; [*]Having more Bigs will fine tune the development of Sara, Ice and Ayanna (who I think can tailor her game as more banging Aubrey - Aaliyah mix) for their junior and senior years and the next level; [*]Having more Bigs will negate South Carolina’s way of negating Geno’s “beautiful” basketball which is predicated on controlling pace, spacing, accuracy and positionless basketball; positionless basketball does not mean having a player playing 1-5, but having a player contribute anywhere on the court to maximize possessions in a read-and-react system; [*]Imagine South Carolina’s Bigs having to chase UConn’s Bigs all over the court where UConn Bigs are expected to be more skilled playing in a system that showcases those skills; UConn’s guards can have a field day and won’t have to contend too much with the ghastly situation of being guarded by a player akin to Amihere; [*]Bigs tend to be more effective when they play in blocks of time, with intermittent strategic rest; [*]If one is a top-shelf guard recruit (or a top transferring guard), the prospect of getting to be taught how to play in a positionless basketball setting with really talented bigs during Geno’s contracted time as preparation for the next level must be enticing. [*]This year’s roster and the evolving 2025+ rosters (more so if Geno lands Jerzy), makes it the most fun time to be a fan as other times in Geno’s tenure. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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