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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5086112, member: 13453"] I agree with your levity-inducing posts. Just some tiny nits: [LIST] [*]part of the reason the offense got stuck in Paige’s freshman year was the ponderous nature of Christine’s and Olivia’s go-to offensive moves; Gabby and Napheesa were smooth and the motion offense flowed much more freely with them than with Christine and Olivia; [*]when Coach Reeve (Lynx) remarked that Crystal surprisingly didn’t specialize on the pick-and-roll/pop that is the staple for the NBA/WNBA, it is because point-forwards like the more fluid Gabby and the less-fluid Olivia were the ones making the pass (point) in the read-and-react motion offense that was the traditional purview of point guards in not-positionless offense; [*]as you pointed out, Geno has deconstructed traditional roles and has placed players on offense and defense where they can be most effective without costing the team (e.g. Paige can craftily cover Hannah Hidalgo with help from Sarah and Jana, but why?) — which is the way modern basketball is played; [*]your previous post on exceptional players like Stewie, Paige, Maya and DT being basketball players not tied to traditional roles is reflected in numerous Geno interviews; [*]Geno is not hung-up on traditional notions of basketball. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]