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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4419949, member: 12088"] I sort of agree, with a couple caveats. [B]First[/B], kids averaging double figure assists typically means that the offense is designed around a few plays that tend to get them lots of assists. Nika getting lots of assists is not diminished just because she can pass to great shooters, anymore than Clark's assist numbers are diminished by having Czinano to pass to in plays designed to free her up. I don't think Geno meant to diminish Nika's accomplishment, but rather to suggest that it was a joint accomplishment. [B]Second[/B], our perimeter shooting will free up our post players. I've been saying this for a few weeks now. Brink had a breakout season because she rarely faced double teams. I expect Dorka Aaliyah Ayanna Aubrey to enjoy a similar benefit. I also won't be surprised if our rebounding numbers go up from last year for a similar reason. If opposing teams can't pack the paint, they'll get less rebounding opportunities against our bigs. But I don't think this effect will depend on having all three of Azzi Caroline Lou in the game at the same time. Any of the permutations we can put out there -- 4 players dividing up 120 mins -- will have the desired effect, and I expect it will be quite disorienting when Nika is out there just because her defensive pressure will mean teams won't want to crash the boards for fear of having to deal with her all the way up the court. Instead, I expect many teams will have a guard leak out when we shoot to have a chance to escape her relentless pressure. [/QUOTE]

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