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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3727124, member: 10435"] There are just so many possible permutations. In the great UCLA 3-1-1 press in the early years you had Gail Goodrich and Walt Hazzard as the guards but a taller player on the inbounder. If we ran that press, and Geno is a student of the Wooden method, that could be AE or Aubrey on the ball with Nika,Mir, Paige, CW, Evina, AM or others as the wings. If it is a 2-2-1 I think you are right about Aubrey on the top of the press because of her great reach and anticipation. But what about Paige on the top also? Her passing off of steals would be highlight worthy. Then you can have Mir on the half court line ready for a sideline trap( imagine Mir and Aubrey trapping together) with AE on the other side and Ono back under the basket. You can just interchange so many pieces as possibilities. That's why I think we will press and often. It will be a way to get the new players into the rotation and give them experience and the positioning of the players that Geno chooses will be very interesting to watch. Last year, I thought the team changed when the defense became more press oriented and aggressive. Of course, even when you press, you will need a point guard on the floor for offense and that could be Paige as stated above, Nika or the often overlooked Evina in this conversation who is a tough player, underrated defender ( watch her film) and a great finisher. [/QUOTE]