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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4768850, member: 12088"] In fact I hope neither of them has to play more than 30 mins. But that doesn't mean Geno has to be rigid about this rotation, even if Amari only gives 10 mins. We beat Stanford last time playing Evina at the 4 for part of the game. Sure she got out-muscled on a few occasions by Belibi. But it was enough to get the win. And tOSU beat us last year with no one over 6'0" on the floor for most of the game, as I recall. I think Mikulasikova only played 4 mins in that game. I can imagine Geno playing a 4-out or even 5-out set for parts of games. Now that he's got the personnel for it, why not? Picture this lineup, for example: Paige Azzi KK Qadence and Ayanna. Mix Aubrey in as needed. I'm not saying he'd start with this group. But he might want to mix it up sometimes. Or a 4-out lineup with: Nika Paige Azzi Caroline and Aaliyah or Ice. A pressing lineup doesn't need a 5 on the floor, especially if it has perimeter shooters. As I recall, this was the Iowa formula last season, too. The only question mark for me is what kind of ball handler Ice really is. One of Aaliyah's great virtues is ball handling. She can bring the ball up the floor when needed. I hope Ice can do this as well. I'm just reminded of the two years when Gabby was the center. We missed getting to the NC game by a whisper with that lineup in 2017 and 2018. [/QUOTE]