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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5108348, member: 9844"] I think your first paragraph hits the two key points. Yes, Geno does tend to settle on a rotation, seemingly wanting to develop consistency and familiarity with each other. For that reason, I think he will only use situational substitutions where he thinks it is a big strategy advantage, also thinking that something is lost when you put players on the floor that are not used to being a unit. Having said that, unlike the last three years, he will have pieces on the bench that could inject more rebounding, defense, passing, three point shooting etc. when needed. Those switches could be for a whole game, or as short as one possession, such as either an offensive or defensive unit for the last possession of a quarter. He could have a pressing unit that gets used to playing with each other and all kinds of other strategic possibilities. One option I particularly look forward to is when Aubrey returns. Because of injuries elsewhere, she has had seasons where she had to be the starting 3, or had to be used mostly at the 4 because we were limited upfront. Free to be used where needed as a defensive stopper for positions 1-4, while still scoring efficiently and providing plenty of rebounds will be a tremendous and versatile weapon. There are many others of course, but not having Aubrey locked into a position by need could be his best situational and strategic option off the bench. [/QUOTE]