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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5290386, member: 12088"] The difference between the primary lineup and the small ball lineup last season after the Tennessee game was only that Ash or KK came in for Jana or Ice. That was it, one more guard and one less big. Occasionally, it was anchored by Ice, but mostly it was Sarah at the 4, and the difference between those two variations was noticeable, since Ice was not the scoring force Sarah proved to be. Next season, with Paige and Kaitlyn gone, the primary lineup could be KK Azzi Ash Sarah and Serah, and Kayleigh might be the 4th guard who comes in for Serah to switch to a small ball lineup. And if she proves to be an effective passer, Serah might take Sarah’s spot sometimes. It’d be interesting to see how Morgan Blanca Caroline Allie or Ayanna could fit in such a lineup. But the small lineup that got Geno another ring was smaller than that. Its key elements were fierce scrambling defense [B]and[/B] significant perimeter scoring punch. This meant featuring 4 shooters: Paige Azzi and Ash next to Sarah. Next season, I suspect these two elements will lead Geno to seek 4 shooters again: Sarah Azzi Ash and … whoever emerges as a 40% perimeter shooter. In the best of all possible worlds it will turn out to be Kayleigh, since she’ll also help with the other side: stifling defense. If all the medium-bigs are healthy, this could create the possibility for a different kind of lineup, neither traditional 2 bigs and 3 littles, nor a small ball lineup. I might call it the big-fast lineup and it might feature Sarah Ayanna Blanca (or Morgan or Carol or Allie) along with Azzi and either KK or Kayleigh. The point, if it worked, would be to feature a motion offense and intense rebounding as well as stifling defense. Kayleigh’s role in any of these lineups will likely turn on whether she can improve her perimeter shooting. As long as she can shoot better than 30% from three, Geno will find lots of uses for her. [/QUOTE]

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