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Message: [QUOTE="BlueSkyGLW, post: 5009036, member: 11281"] Interesting ideas. As far as Coach G is concerned, I remember two things in particular: 1) When he had Steph and Stewie, both capable outside shooters, low-post scorers and fairly good passers, and 2) His often mentioned wish to have more positionless players on the team. First, on offense, he seldom had both players in the low post - more by accident to find them that way. It was always high-low post play and her rotated them as part of the movement-centric offense. It was not unusual to see both of them take turns shooting 3s or long mid-range open opportunities. With the low post unclogged most of the time, key players would have open driving lanes to the basket. At least one of Stewie or Steph will be around the post for offensive rebounds as well as some perimeter players rushing to position themselves for OR. I believe he thinks enough of both Jana's and Sarah's skill sets and motor that he will try and do the same. The outcome of this offense configuration is beautiful to watch and he has the players to implement it: both post and perimeter players with complementary skills. In this case, positionless doesn't mean nearly the same size players with similar skill sets, more like the latter even if the players are not the same size: all can handle the ball, score at three levels, and pass. Given the skill sets of Jana, Sarah and Ice, he has three post players who are all mobile and complete skill sets. The main thing they have to do is to gain confidence in what Coach G will ask them to do in this scheme. The wings and the guards are rounding into complete players on shooting and ball handling. In defense, the mobility and footwork of everyone are above average, with some at the outstanding level. This makes it possible to have a switching defense (man or zone) and some of the combination of players on the roster will enable playing the press - this would include all the bigs (Jana, Ice, Sara and Ayanna). The number of wings and guards who are capable in these schemes almost is the rest of the roster. So, expect a lot of movement and switching on both sides of the ball. There will combinations which are better than others but all appear capable, hence the press is possible to play all game long, if needed. I don't think it will be but it is there to use. I contend that if the players deliver on the promise they have shown and remain in full health, this team will be lovely to watch. Coach G knows that so he will try to do everything he can to get there. If he succeeds, he just might end up with NC12. So, the emphasis during training "camp" and the early part of the season will be to refine the read and reaction skills of the players into second nature in order for them to function smoothly as a team as the season unfolds. [/QUOTE]

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