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Message: [QUOTE="Iowa57, post: 4510488, member: 11931"] A Boston for Clark swap would create problems for Iowa from a roster construction perspective. The most glaring is on defense. Czinano isn't fast enough to guard anyone but the 5 in a player-to-player defense, but putting Boston on the other team's 4 limits her ability to rebound and protect the rim. They could try zone instead, but again Czinano really isn't quick enough to guard a corner in a 2-3 zone. Offensively, that would leave Molly Davis as Iowa's only PG. Last year, Clark played 40 minutes or close in basically every big game because Iowa's offense completely fell apart when she was off the floor. An Iowa team with Boston would be in trouble every minute Davis wasn't on the floor. Plus Clark is the only Iowa guard that can get to the basket with regularity. Swap Boston for Clark and Iowa would have a ton of spacing issues with two posts and no guard that can reliably take a defender off the dribble. Boston is a great player, but I don't think swapping her for Clark would make Iowa better and there's a good chance it would make Iowa worse just due to fit. [/QUOTE]