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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4840672, member: 9844"] I believe you have a valid point regarding conditioning. Not just this year but in the last several injury plagued years. Still getting tired is a factor, just much less of one because of conditioning. Instead of being something you do all game long (as I wish we could with the anticipated deep rotation), it becomes a strategic tactic used on occasion, but not something that can be pursued the whole game. There is another major issue with pressing and a short rotation, namely fouls. It is unrealistic to think you can press constantly and not commit more fouls. With a completely healthy and very talented second unit that is not a big concern. When you only have 7 players you want to use, one of which (Ice) hasn't yet earned the time she is getting, that can be a big problem. the drop-off to Ines and Amari is a big one. I suspect the strategy Geno may deploy is trying to stick with a fair amount of pressing largely as you say, because they are conditioned, but may have to back off that whenever any of the starters gets in foul trouble. [/QUOTE]